Top 200 Make A Difference Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

52. “Children can change the world.”

— Jane Goodall

53. “If we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with the children.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

54. “Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.”

— Kofi Annan

55. “All we are saying is give peace a chance.”

— John Lennon

56. “Education is the great equalizer of our time. It gives hope to the hopeless and creates chances for those without...”

— Kofi Annan

57. “Activism is my rent for living on the planet.”

— Alice Walker

58. “If you think we can’t change the world, It just means you’re not one of those that will.”

— Jacque Fresco

59. “Practice peace, change your world.”

— Prem Rawat

60. “We don't ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.”

— Barack Obama

61. “People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.”

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

62. “All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.”

— Aldous Huxley

63. “Relationships matter: the currency for systemic change was trust, and trust comes through forming healthy working relationships. People, not programs, change people.”

— Bruce D. Perry

64. “We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

65. “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.”

— Frederick Douglass

66. “Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is a commitment to others. No matter where the oppressed are found, the act of love is commitment to their cause – the cause of liberation.”

— Paulo Freire

67. “Just because we can doesn’t mean we should. Just because we always have doesn’t mean we always have to. Once we know better, we should choose better.”

— Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

68. “We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say “It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.” Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”

— Fred Rogers

69. “Use your powers for good instead of evil.”

— Nnedi Okorafor

70. “Together, we can make a change in the world. Together we can help to stop racism. Together we can help to stop prejudice. We can help the world live without fear. It is our only hope. And without hope we are lost.”

— Michael Jackson

71. “In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things.”

— Jim Valvano

72. “Let’s change the way we eat, let’s change the way we live, and let’s change the way we treat each other.”

— Tupac Shakur

73. “Don’t just play the game – change it for good.”

— Richard Branson

74. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

75. “If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.”

— John Lewis

76. “I am a champion who makes an impact.”

— John Cena

77. “I exist not to be loved and admired, but to love and act. It is not the duty of those around me to love me. Rather, it is my duty to be concerned about the world, about man.”

— Janusz Korczak

78. “It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.”

— Ben Carson

79. “By celebrating what’s right with the world, we find the energy to fix what’s wrong.”

— Dewitt Jones

80. “When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.”

— Elon Musk

81. “As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has-or ever will have-something inside that is unique to all time.”

— Fred Rogers

82. “Let us fight for a new world, a decent world!”

— Charlie Chaplin

83. “Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”

— Thomas Paine

84. “Hear good things, see good, do good, think good, then you get the Grace of God, as all the evil tendencies will be uprooted.”

— Sathya Sai Baba

85. “I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.”

— Frederick Douglass

86. “A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.”

— Barack Obama

87. “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.”

— Lilla Watson

88. “Blessed are they whose bodies get destroyed in the service of others.”

— Swami Vivekananda

89. “World peace is one project that we have to do together.”

— Yoko Ono

90. “Success cannot be measured in wealth, fame or power, but by whether you have made a positive difference for others.”

— Richard Branson

91. “Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.”

— Nelson Mandela

92. “The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.”

— Myles Munroe

93. “We get out of life what we put into it. The way we treat others is the way we ourselves get treated.”

— Ben Carson

94. “Never underestimate your ability to make someone else’s life better – even if you never know it.”

— Greg Louganis

95. “Happiness may be found only by helping others to find it.”

— Napoleon Hill

96. “Everything you do right now ripples outward and affects everyone. Your posture can shine your heart or transmit anxiety. Your breath can radiate love or muddy the room in depression. Your glance can awaken joy. Your words can inspire freedom. Your every act can open hearts and minds.”

— David Deida

97. “Action is hope. There is no hope without action.”

— Ray Bradbury

98. “Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.”

— John C. Maxwell

99. “The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.”

— Peter H. Diamandis

100. “Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism.”

— Malala Yousafzai