Quotes About Contribution

What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?

If someday they say of me that in my work I have contributed something to the welfare and happiness of my fellow man, I shall be satisfied.

Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity

I work with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. I sit proudly as one of only two recovering addicts on their board.

I always try to make work that activates the viewer to be a co-producer of our shared reality.

You should always be well and bright, for so you do your best work; and you have so much beautiful work to do. The world needs it, and you must give it!

I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home.

When you are making a success of something, it's not work. It's a way of life. You enjoy yourself because you are making your contribution to the world.

We do not go to work only to earn an income, but to find meaning in our lives. What we do is a large part of what we are

Work hard with passion and courage. Life is a marathon of contribution. You really must work hard to accomplish something... Find your passion and get good at it.

I am driven by great work and seeing people do incredible things and having a part in that.

I want to work for a company that contributes to and is part of the community. I want something not just to invest in. I want something to believe in.

People who work make the world live better and to reward these people well is normal. Yet they are not the people who are the wealthiest.

There is much good work to be done by every one of us and we must begin to do it.

If your job is not making a difference in this world, by all means, get out there and find something else ... You'll find a sense of making a difference through your work if you simply look for it.

I invented nothing new, I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom there was centuries of work.

The creation of a world view is the work of a generation rather than of an individual, but we each of us, for better or for worse, add our brick to the edifice.

What the artist owes the world is his work; not a model for living.

As God's children, we are not to be observers; we're to participate actively in the Lord's work. Spectators sit and watch, but we are called to use our spiritual gifts and serve continually.

Readers themselves, I think, contribute to a book. They add their own imaginations, and it is as though the writer only gave them something to work on, and they did the rest.

Every member must work or quit. No honorary members.

Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.

Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and every being in it. Don't cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you've got.