Quotes About Service

I can think of no other edifice constructed by man as altruistic as a lighthouse. They were built only to serve.

There is the eternal war between those who are in the world for what they can get out of it... and those who are in the world to make it a better place for everybody to live in.

This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one: being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

The Word of God does not say that we can't be wealthy or have cash; it only says we cannot allow the pursuit of money to become a priority over serving God.

Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always." (Matthew 26:10–11)

Have you ever wondered why Republicans are so interested in encouraging people to volunteer in their communities? It's because volunteers work for no pay. Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a long time.

Professional soldiers are people who die for a living.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

But he would never lose sight of her: he would watch over her—if he gave up everything else in life he would watch over her, and she should know that she had one slave in the world.

I have serious things to do now. I have a living to give away.

What do we live for, if not to make the world less difficult for each other?

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult to others?

It's all I've got to think of now—to do my work well and make the world a bit better place for them as can enjoy it.

What are we here for if not to make life easier for each other?

She saw the years to come stretch before her like an autumn afternoon, filled with resigned memory. Life to her could never more have any eagerness; it was a solemn service of gratitude and patient effort. She walked in the presence of unseen witnesses—of the Divine love that had rescued her, of the human love that waited for its eternal repose until it had seen her endure to the end.

He was elected a representative to the Great and General Court and was deacon of the Ipswich church at the time of his death.

Our servicemen and women are highly trained, highly skilled, and the most professional fighting force in the world.

Our military men and women are our greatest national treasure. They should be safeguarded as such upon their return.

China is not to be won for Christ by quiet, ease-loving men and women... The stamp of men and women we need is such as will put Jesus, China, souls first and foremost in everything and at every time - even life itself must be secondary.

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.

Policy people suffer their own kind of agony, and no wonder. After all, what is the average life of the policy person? You go into government if you are lucky, do your best, aren't appreciated, take all the blame for policies for which you are only partly responsible, leave, realize your reputation has been damaged, maybe permanently.

The American people should not wonder where their military leaders draw the line between military advice and political preference. And our nation's soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines should not wonder about the political leanings and motivations of their leaders.

Unlike many graduate fellowships, the Rhodes seeks leaders who will 'fight the world's fight.' They must be more than mere bookworms. We are looking for students who wonder, students who are reading widely, students of passion who are driven to make a difference in the lives of those around them and in the broader world.

To those who have always wondered how they might best serve the wider world, wildlife conservation is, at its core, one of the purest forms of giving.