We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others.
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We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others.
Don't chase success. Decide to make a difference and success will find you.
Care enough to make a difference. Care enough to turn somebody around. Care enough to change. Care enough to win.
Art can make a difference because it pulls people up short. It says, don't accept things for their face value; you don't have to go along with any of this; you can think for yourself.
Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. [...] You only need a heart full of grace.
When you walk around braced for impact, you're dramatically decreasing your chances. Your chances to avoid the outcome you fear, your chances to make a difference, and your chances to breathe and connect.
When you encourage others, you, in the process, are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.
Now is the time when we must renew ourselves and live as if we and all of life is sacred, and as if everything we do makes a difference.
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.
Don’t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts don’t matter or that your voice doesn’t count. Don’t ever believe that you can’t make a difference. You have.
Be the compromise you want to see in the world.
If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
When you become an instrument in God's hands as He transfers someone from the realm of darkness into the kingdom of His Son, you make a difference in the person's eternal destiny. Not only that, but Satan also receives a devastating blow.
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.
If you really believe that you're making a difference and that you can leave a legacy of better schools and jobs and safer streets, why would you not spend the money? The objective is to improve the schools, bring down crime, build affordable housing, clean the streets - not to have a fair fight.
People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.
Young people, when informed and empowered, when they realize that what they do truly makes a difference, can indeed change the world.
If you get into entrepreneurshi p driven by profit, you are a lot more likely to fail. The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances. The desire to change things for the better is the motivation for taking risks and pursuing seemingly impossible business ideas.
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