Quotes About Contribution

Even in an enlightened democracy, the media have to check themselves to make sure they are not contributing to an unnecessary mass hysteria.

When women are expected to bear the burden of unpaid work, everyone loses.

One year, I was a patron of a new opera. It was, to put it kindly, unpleasant to the ear. The friends I went with hated it. Keeping quiet about my contribution, I was outed when one of them, reading the program at the restaurant during dinner, saw my name.

Let me thank the 2 1/2 million Americans who helped fund our campaign with an unprecedented 8 million individual campaign contributions. Anyone know what that average contribution was? That's right, $27.

I can confidently say that I significantly contributed in making unprecedented history at TFC.

I hope that President-elect Trump will drop his unrealistic campaign pledge to deport millions of immigrants who've made their lives in this country and contribute to our country.

I've always had this unresolved desire to prove that I could get a Ph.D., or contribute something else to the world.

I take a very unselfish approach to my job and what I do because people spend their hard-earned money to enjoy what we do. And our goal is to deliver the best show possible. If I can contribute to that, great.

I never take credit for my movie's success. I am the face of the movie, but there are numerous unsung heroes behind the scene. From the director, cameraman and editor to the light boy, everyone knows how difficult it is to satisfy the audience.

Merlin is the unsung hero who is often responsible for things turning out positively, but rarely gets credit for that.

Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.

I can run up and down, shoot threes, or go inside. I can also get involved by setting screens and rebounding.

It's always been important for me to do things in the community, it's part of my upbringing.

Parents should be told that if they invest in the education and upbringing of a girl child, she will also make contributions for the family and society.

Kerala has always evoked the curiosity of the world at large. We have contributed immensely in enriching such ideals which an egalitarian world would cherish to uphold.

The reality is there's a limit to how many people any country can bring in. And we as a country have a right to say we want to bring people based on their ability to contribute to our economy, to be safe, productive citizens, and to uplift the nation as a whole.

If anything, taxes for the lower and middle class and maybe even the upper middle class should even probably be cut further. But I think that people at the high end - people like myself - should be paying a lot more in taxes. We have it better than we've ever had it.

The only time I'm really upset is if we lose the game and I feel like I wasn't involved.

Well, I've obviously been a great source of inspiration to the academic population of Salford! They're citing me as a major contribution to their upward trajectory!

Sheer human decency and civility are two of the most important contributions to our community life that women of courage can make.

Use your unique gifts and talents to make a difference in the world.

When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that's what makes a leader.

Finally, I truly believe that each of us must find meaning in our work. The best work happens when you know that it's not just work, but something that will improve other people's lives.

Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.