Quotes About Impact

consequence has its tax;...

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

Every noisy evil is missed when it is taken away.

The effect of education I suppose

on my part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.

He has been so unlucky as to lose your friendship," replied Elizabeth with emphasis, "and in a manner which he is likely to suffer from all his life.

There is a powerful force unleashed when young people resolve to make a change.

like our intellect, social media in itself is neither good nor bad—it is the use to which we put it that counts.

Every day we make some impact on the planet. And the cumulative effect of millions of small ethical actions will truly make a difference.

We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.

When making decisions most people ask, 'Will it help me or my family now or the next shareholders' meeting or my next election campaign?' The hallmark of wisdom is asking, 'What effects will the decision I make today have on future generations? On the health of the planet?

How do we get people to heed the dire warnings of the people on the ground who have been fighting this danger for so long? How do we get them to take action?

when we feel we can make a difference, and we're given the means to do so, positive outcomes can happen that in turn allow hope to prevail.

Many people understand the dire state of the planet—but do nothing about it because they feel helpless and hopeless.

That's wonderful, but doesn't it feel like a drop in the ocean, given the overwhelming autocracy or tyranny that people are facing around the world?" "But millions of drops actually make the ocean." I smiled. Hope, checkmate.

We don't really know how it will all turn out, do we? And we can't just think that we can do nothing and everything will work out for the best.

But like our intellect, social media in itself is neither good nor bad—it is the use to which we put it that counts.

It is important to take action and to realize that we Can make a difference, and this will encourage others to take action and then we realize we are not alone and our cumulative actions truly make an even greater difference. This is how we spread the Light. And this, of course, makes us all even more hopeful.

I watched a TV show where the scientist proudly showed how he could kill little mice by making a certain kind of loud noise.

Spring, about the horrific damage caused by the use of DDT." "That book really did help start a movement," I agreed. "The right book or the right film at the right time really can change the culture. Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth is another example. Books like Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow and Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy have

help people realize that their actions, however small they may seem, will truly make a difference. The cumulative effect of thousands of ethical actions can help to save and improve our world for future generations. And why would you bother to take action if you did not truly hope that it would make a difference?

But it's the way we have used the intellect that has made the mess, not the intellect per se.

The environment we create will determine what prevails. In other words, what we nurture and encourage wins.

No puede pasar un día sin una repercusión tuya en el mundo que te rodea. Tus acciones marcan una diferencia y tú decides que tipo de diferencia quieres marcar.