73 Quotes About Making A Difference

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, irritable state, I became overcome with compassion and frustration for the way things were. I got up and went to the bathroom and broke down. With tears streaming down my face, I helplessly looked to the sky and yelled to God. “God, look at this mess. Look at all this pain and suffering. Look at all this killing and hate. God, how could you let this happen? Why don’t you do something?” Just then, a quiet stillness pacified my heart. A feeling of peace I won’t ever forget engulfed my body. And, as I looked into my own eyes in the mirror, the answer to my own question came back to me… “Steve, stop asking God to do something. God already did something, he gave you life. Now YOU do something! . Steve Maraboli

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? Ruth Ahmed

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

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? Rasheed Ogunlaru

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

Until you go and grow ‎MAD‬ with and in your true passion and purpose, you cannot enter the realm of meteority which is enemical to mediocrity. Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

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. . Hannah Brencher

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. John Piper

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. Charlotte Beers

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

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. Mandy Hale

You don't have to knock anyone off their game to win yours. It doesn’t build you up to tear others down. Mandy Hale

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

Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone's heart. Mandy Hale

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

Rejoice in the works of your hands, be happy and thankful that you are valuable, that what you say and do insn't taken for a ride, that you have rejected the notion of self-doubt and fear, that God isn't blind towards propagating your positive influence, and finally that you'll leave a meritorious legacy. Michael Bassey Johnson

A major reason why we wake up each day is to know the real reasons why we wake up each day Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

If the idea of loving those whom you have been taught to recognize as your enemies is too overwhelming, consider more deeply the observation that we are all much more alike than we are unalike. Aberjhani

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. Molly Friedenfeld

Legacy is not what's left tomorrow when you're gone. It's what you give, create, impact and contribute today while you're here that then happens to live on. Rasheed Ogunlaru

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

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 hurt, yes. But it was also something of a relief. Leah Cypess

You can make a difference, wherever you are. It begins with a decision and defined purpose. Lailah Gifty Akita

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

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

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

Confident: have no fans... only flames. Johnnie Dent Jr.

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

Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you. It won’t just change their life…it’ll change yours. Mandy Hale

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. Molly Friedenfeld

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

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. Marcus Samuelsson

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

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

...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. William Paul Young

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

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

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 pain. This idea that philanthropy is self-medication is not true; in fact, it's so outrageous that it's laughable. If you're really helping someone in pain - if you're really experiencing compassion - you can't help but hurt too. This is the litmus test for those aspiring to make a difference in others' lives: Do we feel cheery about the work we're doing, or does it hurt a little, maybe even a lot? If the latter, you're on the right track. Jeff Goins

In a world where very few people care if you live or die, there is a light that shines in the distance. It has a name that they call hope and it carries with it people that never stop caring. They learned long ago that extending mercy was not a choice, but a place where God lives. Shannon L. Alder

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

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

Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen. Aberjhani

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) they don't remember you, and (b) all you leave behind are more scars. Your coup becomes a dictatorship. Your minimall becomes a lesion.. We are like a bunch of dogs squirting on fire hydrants. We poison the groundwater with our toxic piss, marking everything MINE in a ridiculous attempt to survive our deaths. I can't stop pissing on fire hydrants. I know it's silly and useless--epically useless in my current state--but I am an animal like any other. Hazel is different. She walks lightly, old man. She walks lightly upon the earth. Hazel knows the truth: We're as likely to hurt the universe as we are to help it, and we're not likely to do either. People will say it's sad that she leaves a lesser scar, that fewer remember her, that she was loved deeply but not widely. But it's not sad, Van Houten. It's triumphant. It's heroic. Isn't that the real heroism? Like the doctors say: First, do no harm. The real heroes anyway aren't the people doing things; the real heroes are the people NOTICING things, paying attention. The guy who invented the smallpox vaccine didn't actually invent anything. He just noticed that people with cowpox didn't get smallpox.. But then I wanted more time so we could fall in love. I got my wish, I suppose. I left my scar.. What else? She is so beautiful. You don't get tired of looking at her. You never worry if she is smarter than you: You know she is. She is funny without ever being mean. I love her. I am so lucky to love her, Van Houten. You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world, old man, but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices. I hope she likes hers. John Green

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

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. Jennifer DeLucy

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. Auliq Ice

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

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? Lisa Wingate

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

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

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 Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

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

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. Molly Friedenfeld

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

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

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

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

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. Ufuoma Apoki

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

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

No one is absolutely free from the woes of life. Not even the one who thinks he is free from the uncertainties of life. Difficulties, challenges, problems and the puzzles of life are a must meet for all and sundry, be it small or enormous, and they are what separate the rich from the poor, the masters from the servants, the wonder from the wander and the givers from the beggars. Our ability to be firm and overcome the storms of life shall enlighten our light to make us different. In life, you either solve that problem or you always have that problem. People are uncommon because they overcome the common problems with common sense and tenacity. If you live your life without providing a panacea to a problem each day, ponder!. Ernest Agyemang Yeboah