Mother Teresa, a woman many believed was one of the most generous individuals on Earth in the last century, is being honored today throughout the world. Today, if she were still alive, would be her 100th birthday. People from around the globe, from her home in Albania, to the United States, and to Australia are commemorating the 100th anniversary of her birth.

Without a doubt Mother Teresa inspired a lot of us. Pope Benedict XVI called her a “inestimable gift” and stated “this year will be for the church and the world an occasion of joyful gratitude to God.”

Meanwhile in New York city a protest is being planned for this evening at the Empire State Building because the building will not honor Mother Teresa by turning on it’s lights.

Below are just a few inspirational quotes by Mother Teresa to honor her 100th year since birth:

* Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
* I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.
* If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
* Peace begins with a smile.