Quotes About Making A Difference

#1. What will be the legacy of your own quilt? How will you be remembered? These questions are potent measuring sticks for anyone who cares about making a difference, not just making a living.

Keith Ferrazzi

#2. When you surround yourself with positive people who are making a difference in the world, you start to believe anything is possible.

Steven Aitchison

#3. Being a working mom, you want to make a difference in our schools, which is making a difference in our children and ultimately it's making a difference in our community.

Kimora Lee Simmons

#4. If there was a time when 'The Ecologist' appeared not to be making a difference at all, not doing something useful, I wouldn't do 'The Ecologist,' but I think it is useful.

Zac Goldsmith

#5. I believe in the power of women. As nurturers, we have a unique ability to care and share and make the world a better place. Women Who Inspire are women who are making a difference.

Donna Karan

#6. If you think about making a difference in the community, my family has always had a strong interest in the arts. I'm always interested in finding ways to innovate ... It's a blend; it's not a point focus.

Paul Allen

#7. Making a difference in your work is not about productivity; it's about people. When you focus on others and connect with them, you can work together to accomplish great things.

John C. Maxwell

#8. Our lives should not be self-centered and static; rather, they should be others-centered and active, making a difference for the kingdom of God.

Wendy Blight

#9. Never shrink from making a difference.

Randy Komisar

#10. There are many people making a difference. I mean, Dr. King never held an office. Gandhi never held an office. There are people who are archetypes in our society who have never held office and made a difference.

Dennis Kucinich

#11. That was my Malawian epiphany. Only Africans were capable of making a difference in Africa. All the others, donors and volunteers and bankers, however idealistic, were simply agents of subversion.

Paul Theroux

#12. To do great work, you need to feel that you're making a difference. That you're putting a meaningful dent in the universe. That you are part of something important.

Jason Fried

#13. Leadership is no longer about your position.
It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference
You can lead without a title

Robin Sharma

#14. I think I'm making a difference for a lot of young singers.

Marilyn Horne

#15. The alternatives in my life went through my mind. Unemployed, alone, despairing, watching daytime TV. That couldn't end well.

Or helping people, like genuinely making a difference. Imagine waking up and doing that every day?

Ruth Ahmed

#16. Making money can give you a sense of achievement. But only Making a Difference will give you a sense of Fulfillment.

R.v.m.

#17. Leaderships about transforming lives and making a difference through innovation and purpose, grounded in values and integrity

Michael Harris

#18. Money, fame, class, and titles are just symbols, or opportunities, for making a difference. Real power means enhancing the greater good, and your feelings of power will direct you to the exact way you are best equipped to do this.

Dacher Keltner

#19. The real strength of the environmental movement is the tens of thousands, even millions of individuals around the world who are really making a difference and they are doing it out of passion.

Paul Watson

#20. My job defines me, amuses me, thrills me and makes me feel like I am making a difference.

Kathryn Primm

#21. Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people's lives too. Saving them from their "wild African ways." Same shit, different century. I wish people like them would stop thinking that people like me need saving.

Angie Thomas

#22. Running a business is making a difference in people's lives

Richard Branson

#23. Your self-confidence is directly connected to how much you feel you are making a difference in the world.

Brian Tracy

#24. For me, leadership is making a difference. It's using your agency to bring about change.

Melanne Verveer

#25. When we engage people in conversations about great work, we're not asking them to solve a problem for us. We're not selling something, nor are we asking for some kind of handout. What we're really doing is inviting them to participate with us in the shared enjoyment of making a difference.

David Sturt

#26. With each day, I give thanks for the blessings of life - the blessings of another day and the chance to do something with it. Something good. Something significant. Something helpful. No matter how small it might seem. I want to keep making a difference.

Mamie Till-Mobley

#27. A lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.

Mark Zuckerberg

#28. People who are 'different' are usually the ones that end up making a difference in the world.

Hayley Williams

#29. I'm very involved in my business and with my family and my friends. I don't play the social world very much, and not to promote my product. I do it for the philanthropic problems because there I feel that I'm making a difference, and that I'm helping. So I do it in a soulful way.

Donna Karan

#30. You are making a difference in Life. Whether or not you realize it, every action, every re-action, or every non-action impacts Life. The question to ask yourself is not whether you are making a difference, but whether that difference is positive or negative.

Donald L. Hicks

#31. We are too focused on avoiding criticism and not enough on making a difference.

Seth Godin

#32. I feel like I'm making a difference. I feel like putting out a message for young girls to follow your dreams and just work at what you want to do and be yourself.

Willow Smith

#33. 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.

Michael Bloomberg

#34. South Africa is a country built on possibility. Possibility lies in making a difference and creating value from a situation - without denying that certain issues exist.

Benjamin Zander

#35. Individuals by themselves can make a difference. And by making a difference, you can improve the world.

Bill Frist

#36. Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference - with words.

Elizabeth Hardwick

#37. Find something that you are passionate about in making a difference and you'll find a waiting kinship of people willing to unite for the cause.

Wes Adamson

#38. I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world.

Misha Collins

#39. Work, it seems, was never meant to be something we do just to make a living. It was meant to be a means of making a difference - in our own lives and in the lives of others.

Jeff Goins

#40. It's natural to feel limited by the constraints of our jobs from time to time. But rather than seeing those constraints as limitations, we can see them as a starting point for making a difference. And when we look at constraints that way, life gets interesting.

David Sturt

#41. Living life is a choice. Making a difference in someone else's isn't.

Kid Cudi

#42. I don't see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it's not making a difference.

Rodney King

#43. I love making a difference, and doing it quickly.

Greg Brenneman

#44. Don't think about making money, think about making a difference, spot where others are doing it badly and do it better

Richard Branson

#45. Exercising your talents, passion, sense of judgment, and making a difference while doing something you love is the essence of life.

Garry Fitchett

#46. I want to feel like I'm making a difference in this world. And I want some time for living rather than just working. Life is for living, isn't it? It can't be all just for working

Zack Love

#47. Jeff Klein, one of the earliest champions of Conscious Capitalism, offers a highly practical yet profoundly intuitive blueprint for achieving your purpose-and making a difference at work. You will return to Working for Good again and again. It belongs on your desk and in your heart.

Patricia Aburdene

#48. Keep making a difference out there! Don't let the noise around you distract you from listening to the voice within you.

Farshad Asl

#49. Making money may give a sense of Achievement. But making a difference will give a sense of Fulfillment. -RVM

R.v.m.

#50. Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.

Adam Grant

#51. Funny. Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people's lives too. Saving them from their "wild African ways." Same shit, different century. I wish people like them would stop thinking that people like me need saving. One-Fifteen

Angie Thomas

#52. If not enough people doubt you, you're not making a difference.

Seth Godin

#53. As an actor, you always want to feel like what you're doing is making a difference to the story.

Matthew Lewis

#54. I love being able to perform in front of people. I like potentially making a difference in somebody's day or somebody's life.

Carrie Underwood

#55. It's not about the credit. It's about making a difference. And we all did that together.

Aimee Carter

#56. There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world.

Carlos Santana

#57. I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit work - will help me to live my grandmother's adage of 'Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you.'

Chelsea Clinton

#58. If the media is sending girls the message that their value lies in their bodies, this can only leave them feeling disempowered and distract them from making a difference and becoming leaders.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

#59. I have spent my career making a difference with underperforming assets.

Michael Heisley

#60. We've been trained to prefer being right to learning something, to prefer passing the test to making a difference, and most of all, to prefer fitting in with the right people, the people with economic power. Now it's your turn to stand up and stand out.

Seth Godin

#61. You may find that making a difference for others makes the biggest difference in you.

Brian Williams

#62. It's not about making money for themselves or the company, but making a difference in the lives of others.

Don Yaeger

#63. We are mathematical equations where your life is the sum of all choices you've made until now. The good news is you can change the equation so that you start making a difference in your life.

Steve Maraboli

#64. People have to understand that unless social enterprise is experimental, it will not succeed in making a difference.

Jacqueline Novogratz

#65. In a cornball way, I think being a celebrity is about making a difference, too.

David Hasselhoff

#66. For me, getting off the sidelines means women making a difference by letting their voices be heard on the issues they care about.

Kirsten Gillibrand

#67. If your job is not making a difference in this world, by all means, get out there and find something else ... You'll find a sense of making a difference through your work if you simply look for it.

John C. Maxwell

#68. I don't consider this hard work. I love it, and I think I get to make a difference. I really believe in Secretary Clinton, and I want to feel like I'm part of making a difference; I really do.

Xavier Becerra

#69. Goals and dreams are not purposed to please others. I'd rather be the jester who adds value to those around me than a King with no vision or intention of making a difference.

Janna Cachola

#70. If violence breeds violence and hatred breeds the same ... let's show humanity peace and love. Then we'll truly start making a difference!

Timothy Pina

#71. It is very often the ordinary things that go unnoticed that end up making a difference. As you embark upon your high school careers, be unnoticed, but be remarkable.

Michele Weber Hurwitz

#72. I walked away exhilarated by my success, because there's nothing like making a difference in someone's life, even if that difference is a lifetime of nightmares and a fortune in therapy bills.

Marilyn Manson

#73. Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference. Dreamers think about how nice it would be for something to be done. Visionaries look for an opportunity to do something.

Andy Stanley

#74. If you live life with the intention of making a difference in others' lives, your life will be full not empty.

John C. Maxwell

#75. It's the curiosity that drives me. It's making a difference in the world that prevents me from ever giving up.

Deborah Meier

#76. If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

#77. True beauty radiates not from outer cosmetics, but from the simple joy of making a difference for those that need your voice, passion, and time without expecting or wanting anything in return ...

Deborah Barnes

#78. Putting forward your positive energy connects you back to basic human values which we all share. Good Deeds Day shows that no matter the size of the gesture, a smile that brightens someone else's day or volunteering in your community, we can all take active part in making a difference.

Shari Arison

#79. I was recently asked about the business side of 'Biggest Loser,' but as long as we entertain people, we can keep coming back and making a difference. It's a delicate balance, but one feeds off the other. I feel so good about the show - it's uplifting and inspiring and entertaining at the same time.

Alison Sweeney

#80. You need to feel that you're making a difference.

Sheryl Sandberg

#81. I want to be remembered as someone who put India on the scientific map of the world in terms of large innovation. I want to be remembered for making a difference to global healthcare. And I want to be remembered as someone who did make a difference to social economic development in India.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

#82. Winning 'American Idol' gives the opportunity to really help make a change to a lot of lives, and making a difference has given me the greatest satisfaction and joy.

Taylor Hicks

#83. You have to embrace the people that love you because you're making a difference in people's lives, and you're making them feel something with your music. That, I think, is the biggest key: to stay grounded and focused and stay true to who you are as a person.

Caleb Johnson

#84. What we create together is a relationship in which our work can show up as making a difference in people's lives. I welcome the unprecedented opportunity for us to work globally on that which concerns us all as human beings.

Werner Erhard

#85. I do what I do because I believe in the country that we live in. I believe we are making a difference in stemming the flow of terrorism into Australia ... I want my children to be able to live as everyone does now without the fear of getting on a bus and having it blow up.

Ben Roberts-Smith

#86. If you can only have one, which means more to you? Being someone or making a difference
-Lynny

Malorie Blackman

#87. A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference.

David Almond

#88. My parents taught my sister and me the importance of giving back and making a difference in another person's life.

Beyonce Knowles

#89. My task might be monumental, but my gift - my curse - was the only means I had of making a difference in this world.

Kathryn Purdie

#90. One option is to struggle to be heard whenever you're in the room ...
Another is to be the sort of person who is missed when you're not.
The first involves making noise. The second involves making a difference.

Seth Godin

#91. But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life.

Angela Davis

#92. But if you really want to get involved in making a difference, you can stay at home with your family and have a job and make a reasonable living without having to be on an airplane all of the time, then you ought to go back home and run for School Board.

Birch Bayh

#93. It's been ingrained in me, from my parents and others, this idea of making a difference in the world.

Lawrence Bender

#94. I am gratified on a regular basis by the people I meet all across the country who dedicate their efforts to protecting the environment and public health and are making a difference. The great thing about working on important issues is all of the other people you meet doing the same thing.

Laurie David

#95. Don't just settle for surviving; Settle to make impacts. Life is deliberate; It's about making a difference!

Israelmore Ayivor

#96. Title I dollars are well spent. They are really making a difference in the education of students.

Suzanne Bonamici

#97. Although AmeriCorps is making a difference among its participants and the people they serve, we must address homelessness and the need for job training among our veterans.

Cliff Stearns

#98. [I am enthusiastic about journalism because] it's a craft that can ... galvanize an often complacent citizenry, and make a difference.

Katie Couric

#99. A leader should never risk their ability to make a difference by making an unnecessary point.

Andy Stanley

#100. A friend of mine works for Autism Speaks. It's an amazing cause that is making a real difference in the lives of so many people.

Adrienne Bailon