131 Quotes About Making-a-difference

People want to feel what they do makes a difference.

A person cannot shine light if he is afraid of the dark.

Extending gratitude to another says, “I see what you’ve done and I thank you for the energy you put forth.

I know that compared to industries, corporations, and governments, an individual is insignificant. In measureable terms my actions hardly matter. But feeling tiny does not have to end at why bother.

Resolving to influence and persuade others will require a degree of personal passion and a depth of caring that you are willing to express and act on. I can tell you this: it will make you feel very vulnerable. The only antidote is to believe you are after a worthwhile change and that you are likely to be the right one to lead this particular charge.

Turning up our light in the presence of those whose light is dim becomes the difference that makes the difference.

They say that it’s down to individual choice and responsibility, but reality is that you can’t personally shop your way out of climate change. If your town reuses glass bottles, that does one thing. If it recycles them, it does something else. If it landfills them, that’s something else, too. Nothing you do, personally, will affect that, unless it’s you, personally, getting together with a lot of other people and making a difference.

The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.

Information consists of differences that make a difference.