Making A Difference Quotes - Page 13

• The foolish idea that my music can actually make a difference in someone's life - that right there is proof that it's working. It makes me feel great, it really does.

  Jason Mraz

  Ideas, Differences, Doe

  Source: www.timeout.com

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• I would like to believe I would not have behaved differently had I not made a term limits pledge, but my own frailties and human desire for prestige and position tell me my term limits pledge did make a difference in how I approached my job in Congress.

  Tom Coburn

  Jobs, Believe, Differences

  Senator Tom Coburn, John Hart (2013). “Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders”, p.209, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The beauty of coaching is that you are working with human beings. I feel very comfortable with my staff that we can make a difference, that we can make a difference on the ice.

  Bob Hartley

  Ice, Differences, Coaching

  Source: flamesnation.ca

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• I get the most gratification in life by feeling like I'm doing something purposeful and meaningful and makes a difference to other people, and that comes with its pros and cons. I've accepted this is the kind of person that I am, and this is the path I've chosen in life - and I'm stickin' with it.

  Steve Grand

  Meaningful, Differences, People

  "EXCLUSIVE! The Real Deal: An Interview With Kickstarter King Steve Grand". Boy Culture Interview, www.boyculture.com. February 28, 2014.

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• Be sure that you make a difference in the world.

  Henri Nouwen

  Differences, World, You Make A Difference

  Source: archives.wineskins.org

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• Watching the spontaneous acts of kindness, compassion, and generosity, courage, and bravery in the aftermath of the Boston marathon bombings was so deeply moving. It is in our nature to want to help, to serve, to be part of something larger than ourselves. We have a desire to connect with others. We want to make a difference in the world. I would call this a spiritual longing to be whole, interrelated, interconnected.

  Terry Tempest Williams

  Spiritual, Kindness, Moving

  Source: therumpus.net

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• The image of a country is not just about economic and military strength. The soft face of a country also makes a difference. Sports are one such soft power which can capture the world's attention to India.

  Narendra Modi

  Sports, Country, Military

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• I think that it's too much to take on the world. It's too much to take on Los Angeles. All I can do is to go back home to the canyon where we live and ask the kinds of questions that can make a difference in our neighborhoods.

  Terry Tempest Williams

  Home, Thinking, Differences

  Terry Tempest Williams (2006). “A voice in the wilderness: conversations with Terry Tempest Williams”, Utah State Univ Pr

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• This is my calling, this is why I was put on this earth-to make a difference in people's lives.

  Reggie Bush

  Differences, People, Calling

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• I expected to be in the big leagues soon. I didn't know exactly how soon, but I wanted to be here soon, and I wanted to make a difference soon.

  Mark Teixeira

  Differences, League, Bigs

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• We live in more pragmatic times than when we originally recorded those songs. But many of the dreamers of the '60s have been elected to governmental office or taken on a leadership role in their communities. They are now in the position to make a difference.

  Paul Stookey

  Song, Taken, Differences

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• One person really can make a difference.

  Leonard Lauder

  Differences, One Person Can Make A Difference, Persons

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• Canasta is a new game that bids fair to rival Bridge as a popular partnership game for four players. It's fast, exciting and dramatic; a single play, according to experts, can make a difference of 5,000 points.

  Albert H. Morehead

  Player, Differences, Games

  ALBERT H. MOREHEAD (1950). “FUN WITH GAMES OF RUMMY”

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• Opportunity does not need to be exactly equal. It needs only to exist. For the talented and motivated, that will be enough...The vital thing is not to maximize everyone's performance, but to ensure maximal performance from the most talented, the ones who can make a difference.

  William A. Henry III

  Opportunity, Differences, Doe

  William A. Henry, III (2015). “In Defense of Elitism”, p.29, Anchor

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• I went to law school because I understood what the power of the law is to make a difference in people's lives.

  Maya Harris

  School, Differences, Law

  Source: www.elle.com

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• The reason people come to work for GE, they want to be apart of something bigger than themselves, they want to work for a company that makes a difference, a company that is doing great things in the world.

  Jeffrey R. Immelt

  Differences, People, World

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• Material success is rewarding and a lot of fun, but it's not the most important thing in my life because I know when this is all over, the Master isn't going to ask me how many things I owned or how many television shows I did. I think the questions will be, What did I do to make a difference? Did I learn to live with love in my heart?

  Oprah Winfrey

  Fun, Heart, Thinking

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• Family councils, led by righteous, loving parents who are striving to teach their children to love and respect each other, can make a difference in creating a sense of discipline, order and loving cooperation in the home.

  M. Russell Ballard

  Children, Home, Order

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• Be nice to people whether you mean it or not. You never know when a kind word can make a difference in another person’s day – or maybe even his or her life.

  Cassandra King

  Nice, Mean, Differences

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• People are grateful when you make a difference in their lives. That is the essence of any successful business

  Stelios Haji-Ioannou

  Grateful, Successful, Essence

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• If you must make a difference in life, then change your mind set.

  Matthew Ashimolowo

  Differences, Mind, Ifs

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• It doesn't make a difference how gradually you go so long as you don't stop.

  Confucius

  Differences, Long

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• Every single one of us can do something, however small, to make a difference.

  Desmond Tutu

  Differences, Can Do Something, Can Do

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• We do make a difference - one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives. Whatever we do with whatever we have, we leave behind us a legacy for those who follow.

  Stephen Covey

  Impact, Differences, Legacy

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• I don't think that the big crunch should be seen as a menace, but rather as an opportunity. It's one of these times in -history - and we have plenty of examples from the past - where it's possible to really make a difference. And if art is serious about claiming a central role in today's society and culture, this is the best chance it's had in ages.

  Maurizio Cattelan

  Art, Past, Opportunity

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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