Quotes About Impact

There are people in life, who show you how to live. There are people in life, who show you how to die.

I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?

I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering.

I do know without fear of contradiction what the definition of life is and it is 12 words long. 'Life is defined by how much you improve the lives of others.'

A whole life can be shaped by an old trauma, remembered or not.

Has it ever happened to you...? The color of the day suddenly changes to shadow. And you know you're going to remember that moment for the rest of your life.

If you believe it's life or death for the kids, it changes everything you do.

I don't think some athletes understand how big it is to be an athlete, what they can do with just a simple gesture of shaking a kid's hand. It can make a fan's day. It can make a fan's life.

Are not there little chapters in everybody's life, that seem to be nothing, and yet affect all the rest of the history?

If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.

Our life stories are largely constructed and without mindfulness can prove destructive.

Drugs don't really fix anything, except for everything.

We all have a life story and a message that can inspire others to live a better life or run a better business. Why not use that story and message to serve others and grow a real business doing it?

Worrying about how you'll be remembered is pointless. Better to try to live your life in such a way that people will respect you while you're still alive.

I don't have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I've been able to connect with a lot of people.

Perception number one, how you want people to think about you when you arrive and perception number two, how you want them to talk about you once you have left.

Words matter, words have import.

The prize seemed to change my professional life very little.

it always sound scarier when a hollerer talk soft.

You can never know about about your own destiny: are the people you meet there to play a part on your oun destiny, or do you exist just to play a role in theirs?

Anyone in this world can have the power of life and death over someone else. It's horrible, but true. All you need to do is take it. And once you have -- there is no going back. (The Killer's Cousin)

You must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence.

My life changed completely in 1989 with the fall of the wall.

The New Testament has had a really powerful effect on how I write and how I live my life.