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MAKING A DIFFERENCE QUOTATIONS
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”

Woodrow Wilson

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”

Edward Everett Hale

“It takes each of us to make a difference for all of us.”

Jackie Mutcheson

“But where was I to start? The world is so vast, I shall start with the country I know best, my own. But my country is so very large. I had better start with my town. But my town too, is large. I had best start with my street. No: my home. No: my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself.”

Elie Wiesel

“Don’t just aspire to make a living. Aspire to make a difference.”

Denzel Washington

“Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.”

R. Buckminster Fuller

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

Nelson Henderson

“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.”

Leo Rosten

“The world is not interested in what we do for a living. What they are interested in is what we have to offer freely - hope, strength, love and the power to make a difference! ”

Sasha Azevedo

“Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.”

William Arthur Ward

“Aim to make a difference in someone’s life every single day, including your own.”

Doe Zantamata

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one.”

Marcus Aurelius

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Vivian Hernandez from Bronx, NY AUGUST 28, 2014
These quotes are great especially for the start of the school year. Words to live by and model for others. Thank you for making a difference!
reeja hasan from australia AUGUST 21, 2014
to make a difference in someone's life,you don't have to be brilliant,rich,beautiful, or perfect.You just have to care enough and be there.:)
anusha from north nazimabad karachi AUGUST 21, 2014
make a difference in everyone's life by helping others
alex from alto  JANUARY 10, 2014
true
ellen obar from mambuaya DECEMBER 12, 2013
if you will make difference you will make the world of difference also.
Pablo Picasso from London  NOVEMBER 19, 2013
We always have to make a difference at work, good grades in school, live with a purpose.
Bruce Willingham from Warner Robins,Ga JUNE 8, 2012
To make a difference is to enrich someone's life by what we say or do.
Anderson from Colatina-ES, Brasil APRIL 5, 2012
We always have to make a difference at work, good grades in school, live with a purpose.
Dave from Houston OCTOBER 29, 2011
Love these, keep up the good work!
Jessie from Oakland California OCTOBER 27, 2011
making a difference can really help a lot of people out
Lola from Houston FEBRUARY 4, 2011
I love these values they really do make a difference!
Armoni from Atlanta, Georgia JANUARY 4, 2011
Making a Difference is indescribable thing. In fact, it is magical, because changing others lives changes yours even if you were not planning on it.

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