Making A Difference Quotes - Page 23

• I don't want young people to think they can't make a difference because they don't have money.

  Kesha

  Thinking, Differences, People

  "Ke$ha: The Girl Behind the $ Sign". www.seventeen.com. November 10, 2010.

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• The test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference?

  Johann Lamont

  Differences, Tests, Argument

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• Running for office was definitely something I've thought about. When I was younger, I wanted to major in political science. And I've been engaged in current events since I was a kid. If I can make a difference and feel passionately and capable, then I would. Why not?

  Queen Latifah

  Running, Kids, Differences

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• It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.

  Wangari Maathai

  Ideas, Differences, Important

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• Find out what's really out there. I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference.

  Marilyn Manson

  Reality, Differences, Like You

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Yes, well I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as much as I can.

  Kate Middleton

  Positive, Differences, Way

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• I want Americans to realize that we are the owners of this country, and that one person can make a difference.

  Michael Moore

  Country, Differences, That One Person

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• Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest contribution is that she told us a regular person can make a difference.

  Marc Morial

  Mother, Queens, Equality

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• Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

  Toni Morrison

  Inspirational, Women, Differences

  Interview with Zia Jaffrey, www.salon.com. February 02, 1998.

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• There's nothing quite as powerful as people feeling they can have impact and make a difference. When you've got that going for you, I think it's a very powerful way to implement change.

  Anne M. Mulcahy

  Powerful, Thinking, Impact

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• The idea behind a dish - the delight and the surprise - makes a difference. Great literature surprises and delights, and provokes us. It isn't just 'Here's the facts - boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl.' It's how you tell it.

  Nathan Myhrvold

  Girl, Boys, Ideas

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• Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

  Barack Obama

  Inspirational, Money, Differences

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• Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference.

  Hugh Prather

  Hate, Cocky, Men

  Hugh Prather, James Baldwin (1983). “Notes to Myself”

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• Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.

  Alan Rickman

  Book, Differences, Stage Actors

  "Alan Rickman on 'Nobel Son'". Interview with Aaron Hillis, www.ifc.com. December 04, 2008.

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• Multiple Sclerosis is obviously close to my heart and I'm determined to make a difference in the lives of people who suffer from the disease by raising the profile of MS, as well as raising funds for advocacy and research.

  Ann Romney

  Heart, Differences, People

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• I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.

  Mitt Romney

  Running, Careers, Differences

  New Hampshire Republican presidential debate sponsored by Meet the Press and Facebook, www.washingtonpost.com. January 8, 2011.

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• You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams.

  Mitt Romney

  Dream, Jobs, Children

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• To know that once you decide to look at life outside of the narrow limits of just your world and start to understand that you can make a difference in very simple ways - in volunteering and all the way up to bigger world problems.

  Susan Sarandon

  Helping Others, Simple, Differences

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers.

  Donna Shalala

  Teacher, School, Differences

  "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. September 25, 2011.

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• You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference.

  Gene Simmons

  Differences, Today, Way

  "Gene Simmons: I've never been drunk". CNN Interview, marquee.blogs.cnn.com. July 9, 2012.

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• Being a working mom, you want to make a difference in our schools, which is making a difference in our children and ultimately it's making a difference in our community.

  Kimora Lee Simmons

  Mom, Children, School

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• I have 2 million Twitter followers. Some of those people are also yogis and activists and people who really go out and make a difference. I do as much as I can with my voice. It's effortless in some cases. I try to remind everybody that they have that kind of voice.

  Russell Simmons

  Voice, Differences, People

  "Russell Simmons Interview With ORIGIN Magazine: How To Make Positive Changes". Interview with Ocean Plesant, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 03, 2013.

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• Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences...our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Differences, Judging, Experience

  "A Latina Judge’s Voice". Sonia Sotomayor’s Speech at the Berkeley La Raza Law Journal’s Symposium, www.law.berkeley.edu. October 26, 2001.

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• Being a justice. If you love law the way I do... you're given the job of a lifetime... you're permitted to address the most important legal questions of the country, and sometimes the world. And in doing so, you make a difference in people's lives.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Country, Jobs, Law

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• When you become an instrument in God's hands as He transfers someone from the realm of darkness into the kingdom of His Son, you make a difference in the person's eternal destiny. Not only that, but Satan also receives a devastating blow.

  Charles Stanley

  Son, Blow, Destiny

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