Volunteer Quotes

My religion is humanitarianism, which is the basis of every religion in the world.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

Let ... individuals make the most of what God has given them, have their neighbors do the same, and then do all they can to serve each other. There is no use in one man, or one nation, to try to do or be everything. It is a good thing to be dependent on each other for something, it makes us civil and peaceable.

In this troubled world, it's refreshing to find someone who still has the time to be kind. Someone who still has the faith to believe that the more you give, the more you receive. Someone who's ready by thought, word, or deed to reach out a hand, in the hour of need.

There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.

There are three ways of trying to win the young. There is persuasion, there is compulsion, and there is attraction. You can preach at them: that is a hook without a worm. You can say, You must volunteer, and that is of the devil. You can tell them, You are needed. That appeal hardly ever fails.

Destiny is not necessarily what we get out of life, but rather, what we give.

Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet.

There are 6.6 billion people on the planet today. With organic farming we could only feed four billion of them. Which two billion would volunteer to die?

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

If your goal is to make the world a better place, one thing you can do is pick a specific challenge that you really care about. Then, learn as much as you can about it and try to volunteer your time to help an organization that is working in this area. While you're doing that, look for creative new ways to use technology to tackle parts of the problem that you come in contact with.

I’ve seen far too many Christians who are more than willing to travel halfway around the world to volunteer for a week in an orphanage, but who cannot bring themselves to take the personal risk of sharing Jesus with the co-worker who sits day after day in the cubicle right next to them.

To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.

The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.

Even if it is a little thing, do something for those who have need of help.

Never underestimate your ability to make someone else's life better - even if you never know it.

If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is tied up with mine, then let us work together.

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

We have to do what we can to help wherever and whenever it is possible for us to help.

I'm here not just as an actress but as a woman, an African-American, a granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, a person who could not have afforded college without the help of student loans and as one of millions of volunteers working to re-elect President Obama!

When the church becomes an institution, people are nothing more than volunteers to be recruited. When the church is a movement, our stewardship becomes the unleashing of our God-given gifts, talents, and passions.

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

Services like Google and Facebook only exist because of the social acceptance of a mass amount of distributed volunteer labor from tons and tons of people.

Exercise your purchasing power as a consumer, volunteer and bring joy to those in need, and share your experiences, tell your stories, and inspire others along the way.