Making A Difference Quotes - Page 11

• Never feel too small or powerless to make a difference.

  Anita Roddick

  Differences, Activism, Feels

  Anita Roddick (2001). “Take It Personally: How to Make Conscious Choices to Change the World”, HarperThorsons

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• [On power:] Some people really have almost a disdain for that word. They feel it is alien to conscience. Power for power's sake, no. But the positive use of power for positive purposes is very important. You have to understand that. You've got to have a seat at the policy table if you want to make a difference.

  Elizabeth Dole

  Differences, People, Important

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• The world has improved mostly because unorthodox people did unorthodox things. Not surprisingly, they had the courage and daring to think they could make a difference.

  Ruby Dee

  Change, Thinking, Differences

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

  Bryant H. McGill

  Differences, Revolution, Persons

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• Now is the time... if you want to make a difference in the world, now is the time. Don't be fooled into thinking you should wait until you are older or wiser or more secure because it doesn't work that way. The wisdom will come. The security will come. But first you must begin.

  Ron Atchison

  Motivational, Thinking, Differences

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• Leaders stand out. Good leaders succeed. Great leaders make a difference in the world.

  Cheryl Richardson

  Leadership, Differences, World

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• My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world.

  Buzz Aldrin

  Dream, Country, Differences

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• If you want to make a difference, then get good at doing something and not just talking about something

  Danny Silk

  Talking, Differences, Want

  Danny Silk (2009). “Loving Our Kids on Purpose”, p.89, Destiny Image Publishers

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• I just kind of dive in if I think I can create something that will make a difference and then try to get the numbers to stack up after the event. So most of the things I've done I would not have done if I'd have asked the accountants to look at them before.

  Richard Branson

  Thinking, Numbers, Differences

  "Screw Business as Usual: an interview with Sir Richard Branson". Interview with Todd Miller, blog.sfgate.com. January 9, 2012.

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• Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.

  Adam Grant

  Differences, Focus, Energy

  Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.181, Penguin

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• A lot of young people dont think they can make a difference. Thats really what I am at Dartmouth to do. Im there to tell the young people, Look, a few committed souls can change the world.

  Jim Yong Kim

  Thinking, Differences, People

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• I don't use the word lightly, in fact, I don't use it at all, but Ben Marcus is a genius, one of the most daring, funny, morally engaged and brilliant writers, someone whose work truly makes a difference in the world. His prose is, for me, awareness objectified-he makes the word new and thus the world.

  George Saunders

  Differences, Genius, Use

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• Change happens when one individual has had enough pain and finds the inner resolve to ask for help and make a difference.

  Mike Ferguson

  Pain, Differences, Had Enough

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• I think we have a number of young people - like yourself - who want to make a difference. Im not sure the numbers are as large because I think the burden of getting elected to public office at the national level has become astronomically expensive.

  Birch Bayh

  Thinking, Differences, Numbers

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• What I actually wanted to do with my life is make a difference to the world. That led me into science very quickly.

  Aubrey de Grey

  Differences, World, Life Is

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• I wake up every day feeling like today's the day to make a difference. I never question the correctness of what I'm doing or the need for it.

  Cindy Sheehan

  Differences, Feelings, Today

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• I was listening to the guy that represented me in the state Senate, and I just got really frustrated. I called my wife and said, Ive always wanted to do something that makes a difference. So I ended up running and won.

  Matt Salmon

  Running, Differences, Wife

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• Find ways to embrace the things that make you unique, and you'll unlock the ways you can make a difference in the world.

  Dan Miller

  Unique, Differences, World

  Dan Miller, Jared Angaza (2012). “Wisdom Meets Passion: When Generations Collide and Collaborate”, p.44, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• People come to a company like Abbott sometimes and think, Its so big, I cant make a difference. I think just the opposite. I think everybody can make a difference.

  Miles D. White

  Thinking, Opposites, Differences

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• There's so much one person can do, and so many ways they can help make a difference. It just takes one person to help someone to a better life.

  Jimmy Wayne

  Differences, Way, Helping

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• To me, Texas is Austin, a bunch of cool people trying to make a difference.

  Bill Hicks

  Texas, Differences, People

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• Jim Rohn is the master motivator - he has style, substance, charisma, relevance, charm, and what he says makes a difference and it sticks. I consider Jim the 'Chairman of Speakers.' The world would be a better place if everyone heard my friend, Jim Rohn.

  Mark Victor Hansen

  Differences, Style, Would Be

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• We become powerful in the face of our fears when we have a sense that we make a difference in this world. We are all meaningful participants in this Universe and worthy of giving and receiving love. Some affirmations of purpose are: I know that I count and I act as though I do. I spread warmth and love everywhere I go. I am a healing force in the Universe.

  Susan Jeffers

  Meaningful, Powerful, Healing

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• As many as half of Ethiopias girls become wives before becoming adults. But Ethiopia is also a place where lasting solutions to child marriage are starting to make a difference.

  Helene D. Gayle

  Girl, Children, Differences

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• Personally I am always looking for God to show me where He would like me to give or make a difference in someone else’s life. I wake up every day and ask God how He would like me to be a blessing to someone that day.

  Joyce Meyer

  Blessing, Differences, Giving

  "Joyce Meyer Calls for a Revolution: Our Interview". Interview with Holt Vaughn, www.vaughnstreet.com. March 3, 2010.

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