Making A Difference In The World Quotes

“We need in every bay and community a group of angelic troublemakers.”
― Bayard Rustin

“The 'difference' = What you say you'll do - what you actually do”
― George Akomas Jr

“Change starts with YOU. When you step up, you invite others to step up, too.”
― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence

“You don't have to be a billionaire to believe you can make a difference. Give your resources to a charity and volunteer in your community.”
― Germany Kent

“I woke one night to find him staring at the ceiling, his profile lit by the glow of streetlights outside. He looked vaguely troubled, as if he were pondering something deeply personal. Was it our relationship? The loss of his father?
“Hey, what’re you thinking about over there?” I whispered.
He turned to look at me, his smile a little sheepish. “Oh,” he said. “I was just thinking about income inequality.”
This, I was learning, was how Barack’s mind worked. He got himself fixated on big and abstract issues, fueled by some crazy sense that he might be able to do something about them. It was new to me, I have to say. Until now, I’d hung around with good people who cared about important enough things but who were focused primarily on building their careers and providing for their families. Barack was just different. He was dialed into the day-to-day demands of his life, but at the same time, especially at night, his thoughts seemed to roam a much wider plane.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

“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.”
― Marian Deegan, Relevance: Matter More

“It’s easy to count other people’s mistakes. Make your own if you can.”
― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

“Majority of folks out there are trying to make a difference. Don't just make a difference; become the difference!”
― Ogwo David Emenike

“Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different.”
― Johnnie Dent Jr.

“For a person to make a difference in the world, he must be different than the world.”
― Orrin Woodward

“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.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

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

“We all have an opportunity and responsibility to create a legacy. A legacy which is resilient, sustainable and authentic." - Jim Cookson, Doctoral Student, Ashridge Business School, UK, August 2014”
― Jim Cookson

“What lies ahead? Worrying about it or creating it. Both requires a choice, one opens the door.”
― Tom Althouse

“I never dreamed this day would come,
or imagined this would manifest,
but now that this is my reality,
that we can change a world,
I embrace the dream.”
― Tom Althouse, The Frowny Face Cow

“Life is a song, and the difference you make is the lyrics.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“You will be remembered for making a difference, and not for being the owner of fleets of cars.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“Be willing to tolerate discomfort—being uncomfortable is often the price for making a real difference.”
― Al Ritter

“Gaps in our lives drain the power needed to make a positive difference in the world.”
― Hyrum W. Smith, The 3 Gaps: Are You Making a Difference?

“When more love and less hate becomes your mantra, it will put you on a path to respecting diversity, accepting others, being a light, and making a real difference in our society.”
― Germany Kent

“People have always been hiding their problems behind an era like a playboy magazine under a bed. It’s always the century that is to blame until it becomes history. And blaming it, people would forget a bit that it is them who are meant to shape it.”
― Sima B. Moussavian, As the moon began to rust

“Wake up each day with a personal mission to change someone's life for the good.”
― GE Paulus

“- Har du aldrig varit rädd att ni var för olika?
- Jag ska ge dig ett gott råd: om du är på ett ställe där alla människor är som du, stick därifrån så fort du kan!”
― Marc Levy