Quotes About Contribution

one who has come to this country as a mature person may have a keen eye for everything peculiar and characteristic. I believe he should speak out freely on what he sees and feels, for by so doing he may perhaps prove himself useful.

be the best loved who have contributed most to

Ceux qui ont le privilège de savoir ont le devoir d'agir.

Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. ~ Albert Einstein

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value

A man's value to the community depends primarily on how far his feelings, thoughts, and actions are directed towards promoting the good of his fellows.

the first question to be asked and answered in every contingency of life being: How will this thought or action contribute to, or interfere with, the achievement, by me and the greatest possible number of other individuals, of man's Final End?

operation undergone voluntarily for the good of Society, not to mention the fact that it carries a bonus amounting to six months' salary";

Nicht Philosophen, sondern Laubsäger und Briefmarkensammler bilden das Rückgrat der Gesellschaft.

Not philosophers, but fret-sawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society.

It is well to understand as early as possible in one's writing life that there is just one contribution which every one of us can make: we can give into the common pool of experience some comprehension of the world as it looks to each of us

there is just one contribution which every one of us can make: we can give into the common pool of experience some comprehension of the world as it looks to each of us.

the joint tax return system, under which most married couples file their taxes together, offers the greatest benefits to households where one spouse contributes much less than the other to household income.

1990 staff report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: On average married black women contribute 40 percent to household income compared with only 29 percent for white women.8 Simply put, all wives did not contribute to their households in the same way: Black women were likely to earn as much (or more) money as their husbands, while white women were likely to earn much less.

most people do not participate in the making of culture.

You can't know what difference you'll make, but you are part of something. I think so. We all have things we're meant to do. People we're meant to care about. We're all meant to matter.

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.

The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin. (El Filibusterismo)

As the Reverend Robert Barnwell emphasized in an address to the ladies of Charleston, "WITHOUT YOU, THIS WAR COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CARRIED ON, FOR THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOT PREPARED TO MEET ALL THAT WAS THROWN UPON IT.

Lives are like novels. Plot, character, and tone are all part of the devices we employ: Aim to be a contributor and not a detractor to the story.

The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There's far less competition.

When I'm singing, I'm happy. I'm doing what I can do and this is my contribution to life.

I can't think of anything better to do with a life than to wear it out in efforts to be useful to the world.