Quotes About Contribution

My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.

Our films appear to have become realistic once again. 'Thondimuthalum Driskakshiyum' is a fine example. I am glad that I could also contribute to this phase of Malayalam cinema with 'Shutter.'

What about those who help growth indirectly, those who stay at home and look after others - mothers, carers of elderly parents or sick relatives who save the state millions of pounds annually. What is their worth? How is their value to be determined?

They don't draft you to sit there and stand on the sideline.

There is nothing harder for me than to sit at the sideline, not being able to be productive.

Just like so many other people out there, I don't want to sit on the sidelines, I want to do the most that I can to help.

Everybody wants to be the hero but sometimes the hero is the guy who isn't seen as much, who is doing stuff on the sidelines and being professional.

Our forces will not be on the sidelines.

It doesn't do any good to sit on the sidelines all the time.

It is difficult to learn anything on the sidelines.

I think if I have learned one thing from all of my family members, both sides of it - my mom's side, my dad's side and everyone else - it's that every one of us has a responsibility to do what we can to contribute back and make our communities and our country a better place.

The true answer is I like being involved in a project where I can contribute on both sides of the camera. The more immersed I can be, the better.

I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment industry. My cousin is a nurse; we are talking about opening a clinic.

But I loved playing in midfield. In midfield you always have a sight of goal, you're always participating in all the plays.

My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.

It's a significant contribution if we can get immigration reform done.

I just try to find things that either need to be done, should be done, or where I can make a difference in a significant way. And the things I've been able to participate in have been very, very exciting.

I feel like I have at least begun to make a contribution, but my most significant concern has to do with whether my actual art will be preserved for future generations or be erased.

It became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality.

Probably the biggest contribution that Disney has made to the Lucasfilm franchise management was their international component. That was something Lucasfilm hadn't made significant inroads with.

For our part, Africa will make a significant contribution to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Lots of migrants live in our country, and they make a significant contribution to our economy.

I'm happy for the modern-day player who signs his contract and makes lots of money. The players of my era helped make that possible.

Your evolutionary heuristics come back to the idea of a future roughly similar to what it is now. You give to the community as it is now, to benefit a similar community in the future.