Quotes About Volunteerism

three Crossroads sophomores were shoveling snow with a zeal that suggested their work was voluntary.

My mother went into the Peace Corps when she was sixty-eight.

This vexed Theseus, and determining not to hold aloof, but to share the fortunes of the people, he came forward and offered himself without being drawn by lot. The people all admired his courage and patriotism, and Aegeus finding that his prayers and entreaties had no effect on his unalterable resolution, proceeded to choose the rest by lot.

America needs a big idea that plays to its strength. It should look to national service.

I'm not a believer in bringing back the draft. But I am a huge proponent of national service.

I've been dealing with the Special Olympics since I was young. On Sundays I used to go help monitor little soccer practices.

The personality problem is so tough when you're not able to pay people. It's bad enough when you can pay people, but, when you have people working for free, often their motivation is diminished considerably.

I like to pick my causes and not be forced into doing something.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.

Because conscription appeals to essentially no one, the United States has lived with the All-Volunteer Force since the end of the Vietnam War.

Through my career at ExxonMobil, I've been actively involved in United Way campaigns.

I've always wanted to serve my country in some capacity.

Anything I can do to raise awareness and money for charity, I like to do.

My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.

Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life's blood . . . but everyone has something to give.

I feel that all of us can contribute something, and it doesn't have to be money. It can just be service or talent.

I had never imagined myself, nor aspired to be, a member of a royal family. I wanted to be in the Peace Corps, not a princess!

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Peace Corps as it reached its 45th anniversary on March 1, 2006.

Exercise your purchasing power as a consumer, volunteer and bring joy to those in need, and share your experiences, tell your stories, and inspire others along the way.

If people volunteered in the same way to construct schools or roads or even clear the river of plastic wrappers, by God, Pakistan would become a paradise within a year.

If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good.

When an American asks for the cooperation of his fellow citizens, it is seldom refused; and I have often seen it afforded spontaneously and with great good will.

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.