Making A Difference Quotes - Page 27

• I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Graduation, Believe, Memorable

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• Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.

  Warren G. Bennis

  Leadership, Heart, Organization

  Warren G. Bennis (1997). “Managing People is Like Herding Cats”, Executive Excellence Pub

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• The Lord loveth a cheerful giver. He also accepteth from a grouch.

  Catherine Hall

  Cheerful, Charity, Helping

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• Do not commit the error, common among the young, of assuming that if you cannot save the whole of mankind you have failed.

  Jan de Hartog

  Errors, Political, Charity

  Jan de Hartog (1979). “THE LAMB'S WAR”

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• Find a need and fill it.

  Ruth Stafford Peale

  Inspirational, Needs, Charity

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• I like when money makes a difference but don't make you different

  Drake

  Humble, Differences, Different

  Song: SNL Mashup: Hold On We're Going Home and From Time

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• There is much to be done, there is much that can be done... one person of integrity can make a difference.

  Elie Wiesel

  Integrity, Character, Differences

  Elie Wiesel (2012). “Night”, p.143, Macmillan

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• Knowing that we can make a difference in this world is a great motivator. How can we know this and not be involved?

  Susan Jeffers

  Leadership, Differences, Knowing

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• If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world.

  Elaine S. Dalton

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Differences

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• Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.

  Stella McCartney

  Inspirational, Life Changing, Simple

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• The scoreboard can't make you a loser. If you walk off the field with your head up, you don't lose. You don't hang your head for nobody. People in the stands think you're the greatest or the worst - their opinion doesn't make a difference. The only opinion that makes any difference is your own opinion of yourself.

  Dan Marino

  Football, Thinking, Nfl

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• I do what I do because I believe in the country that we live in. I believe we are making a difference in stemming the flow of terrorism into Australia... I want my children to be able to live as everyone does now without the fear of getting on a bus and having it blow up.

  Ben Roberts-Smith

  Leadership, Country, Children

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• As the young leaders of tomorrow, you have the passion and energy and commitment to make a difference. What I'd like to really urge you do is to have a global vision. Go beyond your country; go beyond your national boundaries

  Ban Ki-moon

  Country, Passion, Commitment

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• You are already leaders. Your ideas, your actions and your decisions make a difference. More than any other generation, you have a voice. Social networking is changing how we interact - and it can change our world. You are in touch with peers from around the world. You understand the power of instant communication. I appeal to you to use that power for the common good, the power of communication and the power of networking.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Communication, Our World, Ideas

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• I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, we could - and did - make a difference.

  Doris Day

  Animal, Opportunity, Differences

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• I think that the celebrity is a really important thing, because we have the voice that's recognizable, that can educate people to make a difference and empower them to make a difference, and to also get things in motion with the people in charge that can effect change.

  Alyssa Milano

  Power, Thinking, Voice

  "CNN Saturday Morning News", www.cnn.com. November 29, 2003.

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• As a new mother, I want to give my children the best start in life but millions of children affected with AIDS don't live with such certainty. We can all do something to give them a future worth living for. We can make a difference in a child's life by joining with UNICEF to ensure that mothers and children are given the treatment that they deserve, in order to live a life free from HIV and AIDS.

  Claudia Schiffer

  Mother, Children, Order

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• My goal in life is to leave behind a safe and healthy world for our children. Before I leave this world, I want to be satisfied that at least I tried. I know I can make a difference, even if it might only be a small one.

  Maisie Shiell

  Children, Health, Differences

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• Help us show children around the world that we can make a difference together.

  Bradley Whitford

  Children, Differences, Together

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• I don't believe you are simply born with the ambition of becoming chancellor. But if you want to make a difference, if you enjoy putting ideas into practice, then the post of chancellor has to be the one presenting the biggest opportunity of all.

  Angela Merkel

  Believe, Ambition, Opportunity

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• I am not an artist, and I never intended to be one. I hope I have made some good photographs, but what I really hope is that I have done some good photo stories with memorable images that make a point, and, perhaps, even make a difference.

  Cornell Capa

  Photography, Memorable, Artist

  "Photographs". Book by Cornell Capa, www.theguardian.com. 1992.

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• If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void: lobbyists and special interests; the people with the $10 million checks who are trying to buy this election and those who are making it harder for you to vote; Washington politicians who want to decide who you can marry, or control health care choices that women should make for themselves.

  Barack Obama

  Giving Up, Gay, Differences

  Second Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 6 September 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina

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• Clear declaration of truth makes a difference in people's lives. That is what changes hearts. That is what the Holy Ghost can confirm in the hearts of God's children.

  M. Russell Ballard

  Children, Heart, Differences

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• If you have a plan, we want to hear it. Tell your community leaders, your local officials, your governor, and your team in Washington. Believe me, your ideas count. An individual can make a difference.

  George H. W. Bush

  Team, Believe, Ideas

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• There's no substitute for rolling up your sleeves and working with the people who can make a difference. They get the benefit of your participation and you gain a direct understanding of the real problems and potential solutions, which makes you a more informed giver.

  Michael Milken

  Real, Work, Differences

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