Quotes About Those Who Make A Difference

#1. To the cowards, change is a want; to the weak, change is a wish; but to the brave, change is a must. People who put change ahead of all things are those who make a difference!

Israelmore Ayivor

#2. But there's a small percentage who are nothing but born predators. And for them, no amount of good parenting, quality schooling, or therapy sessions will ever make a bit of difference.

Marcia Clark

#3. We do make a difference - one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives. Whatever we do with whatever we have, we leave behind us a legacy for those who follow.

Stephen Covey

#4. Many kids in foster homes have a lot of emotions that are hard to get out. It's important to let them know they can make a difference in the community.

Michael Franti

#5. Whether you fail or set the world on fire cannot make so very much difference if only you have the opportunity to try for it, to work for it, to think of nothing else!

Gertrude Atherton

#6. I think the fact is that anybody who goes into politics feels like 'I can make a difference'. But it's not one person, you need so many others.

Drew Brees

#7. A Spiritual Samaritan lives knowing that if we were to leave this world tomorrow, we were the best humans we could be and we touched the lives of as many souls as possible. We are not asked to be perfect. We are asked to make a difference.

Molly Friedenfeld

#8. The choices Israelis face and the decisions they make, day in and day out, are literally the difference between life and death. In many ways, I liken their reactions to the way I felt while serving in Iraq.

Pete Hegseth

#9. I waited and worked, and watched the inferior exalted for nearly thirty years; and when recognition came at last, it was too late to alter events, or to make a difference in living.

Ellen Glasgow

#10. I can be vilified. I can be misunderstood. I didn't come here to be liked. I came here to make a difference.

Kanye West

#11. We cannot become the world's policeman, but where our values and our interests are at stake, and where we can make a difference, we must act and we must lead. That is our job and we are better, stronger and safer because we are doing it.

William J. Clinton

#12. You are a change maker and nothing should clean this notice off the boards of your heart!

Israelmore Ayivor

#13. What difference does it make if the Gospel is mostly a lie? It's an engrossing story and the words of its hero are excellent words to live by, even today.

Tom Robbins

#14. A small amount of kindness can make a large amount of difference

J. Yates

#15. Programmes like the BES are what make the difference between a good university & one that is truly outstanding. I believe this programme will be invaluable for the future sustainability of Singapore and the region; perhaps even the world, if others follow our lead.

Geh Min

#16. The biggest difference between Jesus Christ and ethical and moral teachers who have been deified by man. Is that these moralists came to make bad people good. Jesus came to make dead people live!

Ravi Zacharias

#17. The moral of this story is that sometimes, you can attempt to make all the difference in the world, and it still is like trying to stem the tide with a sieve. The moral of this story is that no matter how much we try, no matter how much we want it ... some stories just don't have a happy ending.

Jodi Picoult

#18. Change is an institution that we all have to get enrolled into if we are really willing to make a difference! Those who are illiterates to change agree that whatever will be will be! That does not sound well!

Israelmore Ayivor

#19. With your spare time and money, make a difference for those who can't afford a life.

Debasish Mridha

#20. I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that I cannot tell what it is. Seriously, as you all know, they make no difference at all. They just make the flute look a little more special.

James Galway

#21. There are two kinds of people we meet in our lives who make a difference: those who remain in our lives and those we only meet once. Each kind has a different type of impact, but both are important.

Kenneth Eade

#22. To be a leader means, especially, having the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who permit leaders to lead.

Max De Pree

#23. Volunteerism is vital in all times; it keeps our communities alive ... and will make a difference in the lives of those who will come after us.

Clifton Taulbert

#24. I write to express myself, I write to be a voice for those who can not speak I write to inspire change in positive ways I write in hope to make a difference After I have giving up the ghost I would have written to leave my foot prints behind

Ocean Crisstopher Poet

#25. To those who refuse to be blinded by the glare, or deafened by the hush, who are brave enough to question, and curious enough to explore. To those who will not forget. You will make a difference. And to the rest of us, so that we may learn how.

Zana Fraillon

#26. I have 2 million Twitter followers. Some of those people are also yogis and activists and people who really go out and make a difference. I do as much as I can with my voice. It's effortless in some cases. I try to remind everybody that they have that kind of voice.

Russell Simmons

#27. To say "He was a young fool, and now he's an old fool" is to make a distinction without a difference.

Gary Inbinder

#28. When the football is handed to the ball carrier, everyone counts on that guy gaining a down or getting into the end zone, and when he does the crowd goes wild. But those who carry another's burden, by helping out a weak or injured brother or sister, make a real difference and score points with God.

Jake Byrne

#29. There is a continuum that runs from character to productivity. Who you are and what you believe make a difference to those who look to you for leadership. The values you live will reach the bottom line of your company.

Walter Wright

#30. The road to comfort is crowded and it rarely gets you there. Ironically, it's those who seek out discomfort that are able to make a difference and find their footing.

Seth Godin

#31. Those who do not attempt to appear more than they are but are simply themselves, stand out as remarkable and are the only ones who truly make a difference in this world.

Eckhart Tolle

#32. Everything in high school seems like the most important thing that's ever happened in your life. It's not. You'll get out of high school and you never see those people again. All the people who torment and press you won't make a difference in your life in the long haul.

Mark Hoppus

#33. You can satisfy your soul's mission by committing to leaving something behind on this planet that will make a difference to those who come after you.

Debbie Ford

#34. I just want to make a difference for others like me. To provide a way for those who'd follow me.

Sai Marie Johnson

#35. Absurdly, irrationally, she believed that music could make a difference to the temper of the world.She did not investigate this belief, test it to see whether it made sense;she simply believed it, and so she chose music that expressed order and healing:Bach for order, Mozart for healing.

Alexander McCall Smith

#36. You don't become a teacher to make a world of money. You become a teacher to make a world of difference.

Charles M. Blow

#37. I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different people's lives. It's a great challenge.

Michael Bloomberg

#38. The real metric of success isn't the size of your bank account. It's the number of lives in whom you might be able to make a positive difference.

Naveen Jain

#39. All depend upon the engagement of as many people as possible on all levels, from civil society to national leaders, to advocate for the kind of national and international commitments, legislation, and public/ private partnerships that can make the difference.

Queen Noor Of Jordan

#40. Only meaning can make a difference and we all know there's no meaning. All stories express a desire for meaning, not meaning itself. Therefore any difference knowing the story makes is a delusion.

Glen Duncan

#41. I've learned several lessons over the years. First, never take yourself too seriously, or work is boring. Next, people make the difference. You can have great technology, but if it's not complemented by great people, it won't go anywhere. Finally, customers buy from people they like.

John W. Thompson

#42. I thought I could make a difference, so I ran for office.

Mary Fallin

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

Katie Couric

#44. Leica, schmeica. The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But you have to see.

Ernst Haas

#45. The interesting thing about staring down a gun barrel is how small the hole is where the bullet comes out, yet what a big difference it would make in your social schedule.

P. J. O'Rourke

#46. For years he'd strived to make a difference in the world, and he'd worked like a dog to make that happen, and yet here he was, a man sitting on a dock with his children, and never had he felt more certain that his words mattered.

Kristin Hannah

#47. And that's it; that's why I want to teach; that's the one and only compensation: to make a permanent difference in the life of a child.

Bel Kaufman

#48. We know You love us. We love You, too. I mean, six, seven thousand years from now ... won't make no difference, will it? Everybody gonna be so mixed up by then that far in the future that they all gonna be the same color by then, ain't they?

Larry Brown

#49. Like her father, he wasn't comfortable sharing his thoughts and feelings. She tried to explain that she needed to be closer to him, but it had never seemed to make a difference.

Nicholas Sparks

#50. What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?

Toni Morrison

#51. Don't try to prove to everybody that the reason why you can't is that nobody could. It's no excuse. You can break the tradition by being the first person to make it happen!

Israelmore Ayivor

#52. What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?

Stephen Covey

#53. One person of integrity can make a difference.

Elie Wiesel

#54. If you have a plan, we want to hear it. Tell your community leaders, your local officials, your governor, and your team in Washington. Believe me, your ideas count. An individual can make a difference.

George H. W. Bush

#55. Left wing, chicken wing, it don't make no difference to me.

Woody Guthrie

#56. Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history. We can and do make a difference in exposing the horrors of war and especially the atrocities that befall civilians.

Marie Colvin

#57. The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make.

Robert M. Parker Jr.

#58. I found myself when I least expected you- at the same old rocking chair in the room with the same flavor of tea. The only difference was the tea had turned cold, just as life had. And I found myself with an option. I could abandon this tea anytime and make a fresh one. You see?

Jasleen Kaur Gumber

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

Andy Stanley

#60. If you believe you can make a difference, then you will make a difference. Believe in yourself, your family and your community and you will win.

Lindsay Fox

#61. When people meet me, I hope that they say this: 'This is a guy who, number one, loves the Lord, but he also loves people, and he wants to make a difference in people's life. And he wants to help everyone he comes in contact with, and he is genuine, he is real, and he cares about people.'

Tim Tebow

#62. As a comedian, I think we all look for those areas where the truth diverts from what people are saying. That's why politics is such a rich area for us, because politicians make promises, and they don't keep them, and when we point out the difference, we get the laugh.

Bill Maher

#63. If i can do just one tenth of the good
Michael Jackson did for others, i can really make a difference in this world

Justin Bieber

#64. It's important to see what we can do to make a difference, but it's more important to me to do it every single day.

Alicia Silverstone

#65. You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it water, and make it survive. That's what makes the difference

Wangari Maathai

#66. 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