Making A Difference Quotes - Page 29

• I try to do stories that make a difference -- stories that affect the way people think, stories that people need to hear -- and usually what drives me is to do stories about people who have no voice, people who have no political power, people who are overlooked by society.

  Ann Curry

  Thinking, Voice, Differences

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• Acting is so difficult for me that, unless the work is of a certain stature in my mind, unless I reach the expectations I have of myself, I'm unhappy. Then it's a miserable existence. I'm putting a piece of myself out there. If it doesn't do anything, I feel so ashamed. I'm afraid I'll be the kind of actor who thought he would make a difference and didn't. Right now, though, I feel like I made a little bit of difference.

  Philip Seymour Hoffman

  Differences, Expectations, Mind

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

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• I used to act dumb. That act is no longer cute. Now, I would like to make a difference God has given me this new chance.

  Paris Hilton

  Cute, Differences, Dumb

  "The Year in Review: People" by John Walsh and Simon Usborne, www.independent.co.uk. December 28, 2007.

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• That's what being young is all about. You have the courage and the daring to think that you can make a difference. You're not prone to measure your energies in time. You're not likely to live by equations.

  Ruby Dee

  Inspirational, Thinking, Differences

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• I hope that my work makes a difference because I think that's why I do it.

  Renee O'Connor

  Thinking, Differences

  "Renee O’Connor Exclusive Interview". The Star Scoop Interview, www.thestarscoop.com. March 30, 2005.

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• I wish I could believe that one person could make a difference.

  Tracey Ullman

  Believe, Differences, Wish

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• My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother calls me Holly Marie when she's angry, I prefer just my first name.

  Holly Marie Combs

  Mother, Names, Differences

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• People think I am unemotional because my voice is flat and a bit boring. It is unfortunate but it is just the way it is. I've tried to change it but it doesn't seem to make a difference. The truth is, I have lots of emotions inside. I cried after the semi-final at Wimbledon [2012] because I was proud to reach the final and I knew how much it meant to the country. I cried after the [losing] final [to Federer], too, for different reasons. I felt I had let people down. I think people warmed to that. They could see how much it hurt.

  Andy Murray

  Country, Hurt, Thinking

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• I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.

  Jacob Lew

  Thinking, Careers, Differences

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• With wolves, solidarity is first but when they hunt, they change roles. The implicit hierarchy depends on who does what. In an organization one unique person makes a difference, but you need teamwork to make it happen.

  C. K. Prahalad

  Teamwork, Unique, Organization

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• You need to face, you need to confront, and really properly look at what's happening, and not try and explain it away or give it justifications or anything, because at this juncture, we still, by our finger nails, have the chance to make a difference, and turn this around. And to not take part and to just watch…….., but if you don't push back, if you don't face it and confront it for what it is, it'll just takeover, and then no one will be free.

  Vivian Kubrick

  Differences, Giving, Trying

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• I think it really makes a difference when you know the people that you're working with, when you develop a relationship.

  Alexa Vega

  Thinking, Differences, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.

  Jackie Jackson

  Husband, Believe, Differences

  "The Pilgrimage Of Jesse Jackson". "Frontline", www.pbs.org.

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• But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life

  Angela Davis

  Years, Differences, Victory

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• I probably have another two or three years. Or I can pass tomorrow, but it doesn't make a difference to me.

  Ed Koch

  Two, Differences, Years

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• The best leaders are clear. They continually light the way, and in the process, let each person know that what they do makes a difference. The best test as a leader is: Do those served grow as persons; do they become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become leaders?

  Robert K. Greenleaf

  Leadership, Light, Differences

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• I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties start a little bit beyond that.

  John Hume

  Grateful, Opportunity, Differences

  "Ireland's Champion of Civil Rights". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 8, 2002.

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• Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference-with words.

  Elizabeth Hardwick

  Differences, Difficulty, Making A Living

  Elizabeth Hardwick (2017). “The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick”, p.112, New York Review of Books

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• You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you'll do it well.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Differences, World, Firsts

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• A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference.

  David Almond

  Book, Differences, World

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• We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Hands, Differences

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• It is not by accident that the happiest people are those who make a conscious effort to live useful lives. Their happiness, of course, is not a shallow exhilaration where life is one continuos intoxicating party. Rather, their happiness is a deep sense of inner peace that comes when they believe their lives have meaning and that they are making a difference for good in the world.

  Ernest A. Fitzgerald

  Happiness, Happy, Peace

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• Lord, let me make a difference for you that is utterly disproportionate to who I am.

  David Brainerd

  Christian, Who I Am, Differences

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• Everything is a process... some of our eating habits consist of things we can't change, but if we modify it a little and put some exercise in there, we can really make a difference.

  Doug E. Fresh

  Exercise, Differences, Littles

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• We will ask two central questions throughout this course: 1. What difference does gender make? 2. For which women does it make a difference? Which women?

  Estelle Freedman

  Two, Differences, Feminism

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