Many years ago, while staying at a five-star hotel where I was to give a keynote address, I went down to the restaurant to grab a sandwich. It was about 8:00 p.m., and I wanted to give myself a few minutes to relax, read
In 1982, someone scribbled on a paper placemat in a restaurant, “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” The “saying” emerged and was quickly embraced by people far and wide. Before long, the quotation appeared on bumper stickers, coffee mugs, t-shirts and notebooks.