The #SpanningtheNeed shares inspirational quotes of the week in 2026 to help motivate individuals or groups in our communities. Sometimes all it takes is a few positive quotes or words of encouragement to immediately turn someone’s day around. Whether its your lifelong best friend or a stranger you pass on the street, taking a moment to deliver a positive message can have a long-lasting effect on the well-being of both individuals. #STNQuoteoftheWeek & #STNQuoteoftheDay.
Quotes of the Week & Quote of the Day from 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
November 8
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” – Douglas MacArthur
November 1
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead
October 25
I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. – Bob Hope
October 18
Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. – William Arthur Ward
October 11
I think I have learned that the best way to lift one’s self up is to help someone else. – Booker T. Washington
October 4
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. – Jane Goodall
September 27
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. – Charles Dickens
September 20
What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other? —George Eliot
September 13
Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. – Fred Rogers
September 6
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. – Helen Keller
August 31
We rise by lifting others. —Robert G. Ingersoll
