Top 99 Quotes On Making A Difference
“What You Do Makes A Difference And You Have To Decide What Kind Of Difference You Want To Make” is a powerful statement that reminds us of the impact our actions can have on the world. Here are the top 99 quotes that inspire us to make a positive difference:
1. “Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.” – Max Lucado
2. “The greatest gift you can give someone is your time because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.” – Rick Warren
3. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
4. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
5. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
6. “When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” – Maya Angelou
7. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
9. “We rise by lifting others.” – Robert Ingersoll
10. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
11. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
12. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
13. “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
14. “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” – Ronald Reagan
15. “The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.” – Paulo Coelho
16. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
17. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
18. “I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.” – Mother Teresa
19. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
20. “The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” – Plato
21. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
22. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
23. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” – Booker T. Washington
24. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
25. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
26. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
27. “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” – Dalai Lama
28. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
29. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb
30. “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama
31. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates
32. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
33. “A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” – Max Lucado
34. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
35. “If you want to change the world, change yourself.” – Mahatma Gandhi
36. “The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” – Mary Pickford
37. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” – Jim Rohn
38. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
39. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
40. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill
41. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
42. “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” – Henry Ford
43. “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” – Mother Teresa
44. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
45. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Zig Ziglar
46. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
47. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey
48. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” – Vince Lombardi
49. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
50. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
51. “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.” – Malcolm X
52. “The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
53. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi
54. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
55. “You become what you believe.” – Oprah Winfrey
56. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison
57. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
58. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
59. “The only source of knowledge is experience.” – Albert Einstein
60. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
61. “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.” – Zig Ziglar
62. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
63. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale
64. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss
65. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our