Quotes About Service

Of his performing the miracle, Jesus told his disciples, "As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me… While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

Leadership is about being a servant first.

Leadership is a responsibility to do more, not an excuse to do less.

A measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.

A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others.

The servant-leader is servant first…It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first.

Leadership distilled down to 3 words: Make a difference.

I always felt called to serve, to empower and ennoble as many people as I could, teaching, truth-telling, exposing lies, bearing witness, and being willing to live and die for something bigger than yourself. I had a passion and love of learning and wisdom that was inseparable from a love of music and the arts.

We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.

"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job."

Everything I have ever done, I've done for you.

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

Give the world the best you have, and the best will come to you.

The warrior stands, ready to defend, ready to fight for those he serves. He is a warrior of virtue, A knight of conscience. He is who we all wish to be.

"When I get to the end of my life, and I ask one final 'What have I done?' Let my answer be: 'I have done love.' "

Because we call ourselves Christians, our actions need to reflect Christ.

God is well pleased when all our actions proceed from love, love to Himself, and love to immortal souls.

With charity, money is purified. By service, our actions are purified. With music, our emotions are purified and with knowledge our intellect is purified.

Our actions in this world, and our ability to rise above the limits of our own self-interest, live on far beyond us and play their humble part in shaping a world of spirituality and peace.

I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I've been doing that from a very young age.

The spirit of the age is: Ask not what your country can do for you, demand it.

As for wrinkles--Pshaw! Why shouldn't we have wrinkles? Honorable insignia of long service in this warfare.

There is no age barrier when it comes to Christlike service.

If you want to serve the age, betray it.