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"Wonder" Quotes

A boy with a facial deformity navigates the challenges of fitting in at a new school.

Quotes

The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point average – though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.

R.J. Palacio

successgrowth

Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.

R.J. Palacio

kindnesscompassion

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

R.J. Palacio

couragekindnessfriendship

I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.

R.J. Palacio

appreciationrecognition

Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life because we all overcometh the world.

R.J. Palacio

appreciationovercoming challenges

If you don't like where you are, picture where you want to be.

R.J. Palacio

positivityvisualization

The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honor the pharaohs. Only instead of being made of stone, they're made out of the memories people have of you.

R.J. Palacio

legacyimpact

The best part of having dreams is that they are absolutely free!

R.J. Palacio

dreamspositivity

Sometimes it's good to start over.

R.J. Palacio

fresh startnew beginnings

You really can't judge a book by its cover.

R.J. Palacio

acceptancejudgment