Quotes about making-a-difference

Majority of folks out there are trying to make a difference. Don't just make a difference become the difference!

You've got to know what your magic is. How else will you fully share your gifts with others and enrich the world for these precious years that you live?

Innovation is about practical creativity - it's about making new ideas useful...

If there are no new ideas, there is no innovation. And if there is no creativity, there are no new ideas.

confident: have no fans... only flames.

Though you can live for as much as you like, but your longevity is stupidity if you were leading a worthless life.

A person cannot shine light if he is afraid of the dark.

Turning up our light in the presence of those whose light is dim becomes the difference that makes the difference.

But one of the things I have learned during the time I have spent in the United States is an old African American saying: Each one, teach one. I want to believe that I am here to teach one and, more, that there is one here who is meant to teach me. And if we each one teach one, we will make a difference.

To make a difference in the world, it only takes one optimistic person, who can gather millions of people to make the change.

When we face our fear of death and slow down our busy lives, we come to realize our relationships are precious, a part of life’s foundation. Knowing this fact helps us to understand that death’s true purpose is to teach us how to live.

...if anything matters then everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important. Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes; with every kindness and service, seen or unseen, my purposes are accomplished and nothing will be the same again.

Because this, as it turned out, was her destiny. Not to be the powerful sorceress her people had been waiting for , not to to be the ruthless killer the assassins needed. Her destiny was to save one person at a time, change things one tiny step after another.It still hurt, a tinge of loss. Her life wouldn't be grand, or dramatic, or momentous. There would be no great choices to make, no moments when everything would change. It would make a dull story if she was ever called upon to tell it.It hur

If we don’t make our own future, it will be made for us.

Knowing your purpose on earth is simple, but the task here is to bring about the success of your destiny.

Resolving to influence and persuade others will require a degree of personal passion and a depth of caring that you are willing to express and act on. I can tell you this: it will make you feel very vulnerable. The only antidote is to believe you are after a worthwhile change and that you are likely to be the right one to lead this particular charge.

Mean girls go far in high school. Kind women go far in LIFE.

The way you treat people who are in no position to help you, further you, or benefit you reveals the true state of your heart.

We are not on this earth to just stand still & look pretty. The museums already have enough statues.

Change starts with YOU. When you step up, you invite others to step up, too.

All those dotted lines were just the parts of the story where she would get on the ground and get her hands dirty with the mess of it all. The mess and the glory of other people’s hearts and heart songs. She would learn it would take grit, and guts, and courage to make a difference. But the world will always need people who care enough to make a difference, so she needed to not miss her casting call.

But whatever you do, find the God-centered, Christ-exalting, Bible-saturated passion of your life, and find your way to say it and live for it and die for it. And you will make a difference that lasts. You will not waste your life.

a major reason why we wake up each day is to know the real reasons why we wake up each day

One of the nicest things you can do to kick-start your children’s day is to tell them honestly they look nice as they head out the door. This easy, five-second exchange says to your child: “I see you; I notice you; I love you.

It's not about what I SEE for our future, or humanity; It's about what I DO for our future and humanity.

Good advice for anyone wanting to make an impact with a product, a service or even a message is to differentiate yourself.

You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

When you live for the purpose of making a difference for the people, for society, for the things that are beyond you, then significance will not be able to elude you.

Do Something!I was sitting on a plane after a long, tiring business trip. I was a bit grouchy and irritable because the rigorous schedule I had made for myself left me exhausted. Looking to not talk to the person next to me and simply endure the flight, I decided to open my newspaper and read about what was happening in the world. As I continued to read, it seemed that everywhere I looked there were stories of injustice, pain, suffering, and people losing hope. Finally, fueled by my tired, irrit

The most rewarding times are those spent in changing lives for the sake of humanity.

There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.

Yes, you can make a difference! You can speak on behalf of those who are voiceless.

The alternatives in my life went through my mind. Unemployed, alone, despairing, watching daytime TV. That couldn't end well.Or helping people, like genuinely making a difference. Imagine waking up and doing that every day?

Falling from the sky like the rain, And I fly and sing like the little birds..., Movements that are not in vain, Everything has a life made of words.

You and I were put on this earth to serve something greater than our narrow interests. When our focus becomes self-centered instead of God-centered we lose our greatest source of power. Our God-given talents are meant to benefit others. When we use them for that greater purpose, we put faith into action to fulfill His plan for us. We make a difference in this world that helps prepare us for the next.

You should praise, criticize and flirt with people right to their face, only then it will make a difference.

This is what made the difference, they used social networking for entertainment and I used it for business.

When we involve others in spontaneous acts of kindness, we go from being strangers to becoming a united team connected at the heart level.

Having a vested interest in other souls unconditionally creates a ripple effect that produces miracles in the lives of those around us.

An act of kindness may take only a moment of our time, but when captured in the heart the memory lives forever.

If you're trying to serve someone in need and it doesn't hurt a little, you're doing something wrong. Sure, it's nice to lend a helping hand, but true compassion causes your heart to break - even at the moment you're helping...When people say the only reason to help the less fortunate is so you can feel better about yourself, I laugh. Those people obviously have never lived among the poor, the destitute, the heartbroken. They have never put themselves out there and truly suffered with someone in

Letting go is one of the most difficult experiences to deal with whether it's right or wrong. So make the most of every moment you've been gifted with. To whoever you initiate contact with and wherever, try to leave a positive impression. To whoever you have the power to make smile, exploit that power as often and best as you can, because when every other material thing fades, it's those memories that keep us alive

Enjoy it, kid. Enjoy feeling that you can make a difference.' Floyd flashed him a smile. 'It won't last for ever.

Shit happens everyday. How you deal with it makes all the difference.

Writing is easy. Saying something that would make a difference is the task.

It’s only when we can work with something that brings out our strengths that we’re of any real use.

One person really can make a difference. Each person is the revolution.

Our lives are marked by the people who choose to matter more: the teacher who encouraged our curiosity, the neighbor who lent a helping hand in time of need, the great leaders and perceptive thinkers whose vision and innovation improve the quality of our lives. And that's what it means to matter more. It's not about pursuit of riches or fame. It's about making a difference in people's lives. Remembered or not, lived out in a small town or on the world stage, the journey of relevance matters.

The abundant life begins from within and then moves outward to other individuals. If there is richness and righteousness in us, then we can make a difference in the lives of others, just as key individuals have influenced the lives of each of us for good and made us richer than we otherwise would have been.

Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different.

You must know, the day your star exploded into my universe, you altered it all. You exposed my light and my dark, settled into my existence and there you will be and glow in the matter of my heart, long after light is only a memory. You have changed things for always.

The world needs more love and Twitter just figured out a way to send 'hearts all over the world'.

Here's the thing about Hazel: Almost everyone is obsessed with leaving a mark upon the world. Bequeathing a legacy. Outlasting death. We all want to be remembered. I do, too. That's what bothers me most, is being another unremembered casualty in the ancient and inglorious war against disease.I want to leave a mark.But Van Houten: The marks humans leave are too often scars. You build a hideous minimall or start a coup or try to become a rock star and you think, "They'll remember me now," but (a)

be much more friendly to such things that matter most .Things that will propel your vision and ambition to higher heights. Things that will help you enlarge your tentacles. Do not look down on small things however

Extending gratitude to another says, “I see what you’ve done and I thank you for the energy you put forth.

The only thing that keeps us from a place of joy is an illusion, the illusion of fear.

A Spiritual Samaritan lives knowing that if we were to leave this world tomorrow, we were the best humans we could be and we touched the lives of as many souls as possible. We are not asked to be perfect. We are asked to make a difference.

Learn to appreciate every moment of your life, stop thinking of the future too much, you have a choice to make a difference in your life at any time you wish.

How can God allow such abominations to flourish unchecked in this world?The answer came in a question, Ruby.God, in reply, asked, "How can you?

There is always a TRUTH to be revealed in any situation where your emotions have shifted.