Quotes About Volunteerism

Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don't have to know Einstein's Theory of Relativity to serve. You don't have to know the Second Theory of Thermodynamics and Physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

Single women can choose to serve others as well; we don't have to be married before we can give to others.

I love to get involved with the community by doing programs that promote literacy and education.

The role of a do-gooder is not what actors call a fat part.

People feel good serving others.

When people start serving together, they forgot about all their stress, [...] all their own problems. They start focusing on someone else's.

The Peace Corps is an outstanding organization that promotes peace through helping countless individuals who want to help build a better life for the community in which they serve.

Pro bono publico [For the public good].

In my opinion, being able to do some form of service is a gift. The one that provides the service is the greatest beneficiary - I will attest to it.

Everyone should think seriously about public service at some point.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.

I'm not in public service, nor do I ever plan to be, but I give back in my own way.

When I was growing up, I always knew that if I ever got anything, I was going to give back as much as I can. I learned that all you have to be willing to do is give your time.

There is no better feeling than doing well while you are doing good. If you really want to meet the nicest, most caring people in your field, get involved with charity work. The thankless hours that go into planning charity dinners, running a carnival, and gathering donations for silent auctions are noticed and appreciated.

For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

It's the right thing to do to help out and give your time, I think that's something that everybody's got the same amount of time and it's, how do you use that time.

I think Operation Smile is in more than 22 countries, mostly Third World. It just happened that my schedule opened up at the time they were heading to Vietnam.

I was determined to make working with UNICEF not just something that I did on the trip but something I'd do for the rest of my life

The world needs to coax more such folks into public positions. But if they don't coax us, we had better volunteer now and then.

I feel like giving back is in my blood.

For us, giving back is not an extracurricular activity.

I have a huge passion for giving back.

I am going to get involved with giving back to military families.