No people were ever honored for what they received.  Honor has been the reward for what they gave.
Calvin Coolidge

"Compassion, caring, teaching, loving, and sharing your gifts, talents, and abilities are the gateways to power."

-- Jamie Sams

"The value of a life does not lie in what we take, but in what we give ... (and) of course it takes a certain courage to be generous in a world of thieves."

Stephen Downes