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“In this life we cannot always do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

Mother Teresa

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

Nelson Henderson

“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

“Never underestimate the valuable and important difference you make in every life you touch for the impact you make today has a powerful rippling effect on every tomorrow.”

Leon Brown

“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

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

Denzel Washington

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”

Nelson Mandela

“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

“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better.”

J.K. Rowling

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Mahatma Gandhi

“Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make a change.”

Barbara Mikulski

“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

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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.