Quotes About Contribution

Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf.

My own share making contribution [to the the well-being of humanity]. So I never feel I am something special.

The dinosaurs aren't remembered for much more than their bones. When humanity's gone, what do we give to this little planet that we're on, and what could we do collectively, removing the pride?

I have never been any place where I was not first invited. And upon invitation, if I feel that there is potential for making some contribution to humanity, I will comply in spite of being tired.

As Kant says, the contribution of any common laborer would be greater than that of the greatest philosopher unless the philosopher makes some contribution to establishing the rights of humanity.

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.

Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

Life is for participating, not for spectating.

We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

Don't cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you've got.

The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.

Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.

Your value will be not what you know; it will be what you share.

I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.

When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you made a difference.

In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.

If you are able to stop feeling sorry for yourself, and to contribute to the betterment of this world and of those around us, you will experience a high that is beyond my ability to express.

If I feel I'm not influencing games, not scoring goals or making goals, then that's the time I'd pack it in.

People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.

Highly motivated achievers are looking not to receive but to contribute. They are looking for problems that are personally satisfying to solve.

I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.