Ripple Effect Quotes

“Rumours should be juicy and gossips must be mouth-watering, since they have to uplift and make people feel better. Tittle-tattle can have a swift ripple effect and when the ball is rolling very fast, it kick-starts a flood of moral destruction. “Schadenfreude” can, then, be fully enjoyed. (“Juicy rumours”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“You have been created in order that you might make a difference. You have within you the power to change the world.”
― Andy Andrews, The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters

“It's sad that in a world of billions, people can still feel isolated and alone. Sometimes all it takes to brighten up someone's day is a smile or kind word, or the generous actions of a complete stranger. Small things, the tiny details, these are the things that matter in life — the little glint in the eye, curve of a lip, nod of a head, wave of a hand — such minuscule movements have huge ripple effects.”
― Shaun Hick

“I drop kindness pebbles in still water everyday, and I watch the effect they have on other people’s lives.

My favorite kindness pebbles are compliments.

Drop a compliment and watch the ripple affect that it has in your life.”
― JohnA Passaro, Again

“Having a vested interest in other souls unconditionally creates a ripple effect that produces miracles in the lives of those around us.”
― Molly Friedenfeld, The Book of Simple Human Truths

“The help we give to others creates the ripple of good feeling we give to ourselves.”
― Gina Greenlee, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

“Across the world millions of lives are altered by the absence of the dead, but three members of Teddy's last crew—Clifford the bomb-aimer, Fraser, the injured pilot, and Charlie, the tail-end Charlie—all bail out successfully from F-Fox and see out the rest of the war in a POW camp. On their return they all marry and have children, fractals of the future.”
― Kate Atkinson, A God in Ruins

“When you do some good work and if it inspires others, then you have just created the ripple effect.”
― Mohith Agadi

“Ripples are made by those reckless enough to jump into the ocean.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Before You Doubt Yourself: Pep Talks and other Crucial Discussions

“You never know when you’re creating a spark that will last forever.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Leadership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness in others

“Don’t look to others to give you happiness. Grow it within yourself and share it with the world around you. Bets are, if you give a bit of your happiness to the world, it will begin a ripple effect, and who knows how many other people you can help. It’s never too late to decide that your happiness (or whatever it is that you want) is yours to create and not the other way around.”
― Leigh Hershkovich

“here is also a beautiful ripple effect that takes place when you love yourself. Your children learn how to love themselves; they teach their children how to love themselves and so on and so forth and look at that, you have done your part to heal an entire lineage of people!”
― Rachel D. Greenwell, How To Wear A Crown: A Practical Guide To Knowing Your Worth

“She hadn't gone back in time. The idea was silly.

Or had she? Had she knocked on the door of her home to see a younger version of herself answer; had there been a mutual shock of recognition (as the younger Rebecca realized that, yes, her husband's work was due to be a success, that he was not wasting his time chasing rainbows and tilting at windmills); had she slipped her arm into that of her past self (feeling a slight electric tingle as skin touched skin and a taste in her mouth as if she'd touched a nine-volt battery to her tongue) and said, We need to to talk? Had she sat in a coffee shop, conversing with a woman who everyone assumed was related to her in some way—Oh my god you two are so cute, you're mother and daughter but you look like sisters? Had she made some kind of idle remark overheard by a man on his way to spend two weeks' vacation in North Dakota; had that comment convinced that man to settle there permanently instead, and to contact those who had political sympathies similar to his own? Had that unknown man begun the slow process of taking over the state by placing his allies in the local governments if he could? Had that strategy failed, leaving brute force as a regrettable last resort?”
― Dexter Palmer, Version Control

“Every thought you have, every move you make, is like a pebble dropped into water, Theo. It continues to make ripples. That’s why it is so important your rhythms be true to life’s Spirit. For in that way, your future will always rest in compassion. For such is life’s Spirit. It is the spirit of compassion. May this office and your cadence thrum with the kindness of your holy hands, Dr. Snow.”
― Steven James Taylor, the dog

“How much harm, eddying outward in fateful circles, Clement was beginning to foresee.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Green Knight

“When enough people decide to do the work, it keeps enough energy of love and grace here to supply other people with it when they need it. And when they take it, they begin to flower and change the world, too. This is grace in action: by healing yourself, you heal your fellow humans.”
― Madisyn Taylor, Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness

“Kindness is the key that opens the door of favour and beautiful surprises.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, The Infinity Sign

“The real war happened when you weren't looking.”
― Jim Butcher, The Warrior

“Our personal ripple effect is the power of one generating hope and change in others for a better world. Like ripples radiating across the surface of a pond when a pebble is tossed in, kindness is powerful and has far-reaching, positive ramifications that bring about a tremendous sense of joy.”
― Laurie Buchanan, PhD

“You are a courageous human. I know this because you are reading this book! You want a shift, and I guarantee that it is possible if you do the work. And do you know what is tremendously beautiful? As you do the work, you are not only helping yourself but all of humanity. It is the ultimate hundredth monkey effect: if enough people change, we can create changes in areas of the globe where we have never even visited.”
― Madisyn Taylor, Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness

“Make a positive ripple in the ocean of humanity.”
― Ruth Soltman, Metamorphosis A Journey of the Soul

“In most cases, suicide is a solitary event and yet it has often far-reaching repercussions for many others. It is rather like throwing a stone into a pond; the ripples spread and spread.”
― Alison Wertheimer, A Special Scar: The Experiences of People Bereaved by Suicide

“Suicide creates a monstrous emotional upsurge of shame and guilt. Everyone participates in feeling responsible and even shamed at knowing the suicidal candidate. If these feelings are not healed the vampire of suicidal death can strike again and again.”
― Linda Lee Landon, Life After Suicide

“Words are like a pebble, and the heart is like a river.
What happens when a pebble is thrown into a river? It causes a ripple.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“The five minutes of kindness you showed her is going to help thousands of others. And that only takes into account the past day. Despair and pain were averted. Loss and tragedy thwarted. Do you think you haven't struck a blow for the light, Warrior?”
― Jim Butcher, The Warrior

“A single stone thrown into the water sends dozens of ripples in every direction. And whether that be in the middle of an ocean or the confines of a single puddle, those ripples cover an area hundreds of times larger than the point at which the stone landed. Therefore, it’s not where we land. Rather, it’s the impact of our landing.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Choices are like stones cast into the waters of life, creating ripples that extend far beyond what we can see”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“The 400% Kindness Return: A True Story
I firmly believe that every act of kindness ripples out into the world, returning to you multiplied. Here's a story that forever changed how I see generosity.
A Mother's Sacrifice: Sarah, a single mother of two young children, knew every penny counted. Collecting aluminum cans with her kids was a small but essential way they scraped by. Trips to the recycling center were hard-earned rewards.”
― Cecilia Payne Kat Kaelin

“La ciencia es más bien como una piedra lanzada al agua. Una serie de círculos concéntricos que se expanden hacia el exterior en busca de lo desconocido”
― Patrik Svensson, Un inmenso azul: El mar, el abismo y la curiosidad humana