Top 200 Make A Difference Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you.”

— Mike Murdock

152. “It’s been a long time coming. But I know a change is gonna come.”

— Sam Cooke

153. “Every life must be given the chance to realize its full potential – that every life matters.”

— Barack Obama

154. “If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.”

— St. Vincent de Paul

155. “I realized if you can change a classroom, you can change a community, and if you change enough communities you can change the world.”

— Erin Gruwell

156. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

157. “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow we gave our today.”

— John Maxwell Edmonds

158. “When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but on the contrary, come closer, as close as you can to her who suffers, and try to help her.”

— Leo Tolstoy

159. “Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.”

— Dolores Huerta

160. “Before I die, I want to help as many people as I can make their dreams become a reality.”

— Eric Thomas

161. “Making a difference in your work is not about productivity; it’s about people. When you focus on others and connect with them, you can work together to accomplish great things.”

— John C. Maxwell

162. “Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops.”

— Kate Sheppard

163. “Every person you meet has a lesson to teach, a story to tell and a dream to share.”

— Robin S. Sharma

164. “People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.”

— John C. Maxwell

165. “In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.”

— Max De Pree

166. “Leadership is not a matter of authority, it is a matter of influence. A true leader teaches others to understand more, motivates them to be more and inspires them to become more.”

— Michael Josephson

167. “Whenever you serve others in any way, you are actually serving God.”

— Rick Warren

168. “When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.”

— Simon Sinek

169. “Find your voice, and inspire others to find theirs. Don’t ignore that longing to make a difference.”

— Stephen R. Covey

170. “No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.”

— Michelle Obama

171. “When you nurture people and add value to them without expecting anything in return, they feel significant.”

— John C. Maxwell

172. “Businesses need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.”

— Ratan Tata

173. “We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect.”

— Madonna

174. “A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.”

— Andrew Carnegie

175. “As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation – either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

176. “Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you’ll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.”

— Taylor Swift

177. “The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away.”

— Wayne W. Dyer

178. “There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.”

— William Halsey

179. “That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.”

— Garth Stein

180. “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”

— Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

181. “It’s not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It’s what you leave behind you when you go.”

— Randy Travis

182. “Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.”

— Bill Gates

183. “My job is to awaken possibility in other people.”

— Benjamin Zander

184. “Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.”

— Solomon Ortiz

185. “Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self.”

— Russell Simmons

186. “What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What really matters is helping others win too. Even if it means slowing down and changing our course now and then.”

— Fred Rogers

187. “Take care of God’s creation. But above all, take care of people in need.”

— Pope Francis

188. “Changing the world doesn’t require much money. Again, think in terms of empowerment and not charity. How much were Gandhi’s teachers paid? How much did it cost to give Dr. Martin Luther King the books that catalyzed his mind and actions?”

— Tim Ferriss

189. “It has been said that the gate of history turns on small hinges, and so do people’s lives. The choices we make determine our destiny.”

— Thomas S. Monson

190. “Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.”

— Buddha

191. “We need to put love back into the world, remind the world that love is important. We’re all one.”

— Michael Jackson

192. “Humility has such power. Apologies can disarm arguments. Contrition can defuse rage. Olive branches do more good than battle axes ever will.”

— Max Lucado

193. “Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who know me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower when I thought a flower would grow.”

— Abraham Lincoln

194. “The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

195. “Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

196. “Our dreams have to be bigger. Our ambitions higher. Our commitment deeper. And our efforts greater. This is my dream for Reliance and for India.”

— Dhirubhai Ambani

197. “Your rewards, all the years of your life, will be in precise proportion to your service. You are here to serve others, just as they serve you.”

— Earl Nightingale

198. “If you create incredible value and information for others that can change their lives – and you always stay focused on that service – the financial success will follow.”

— Brendon Burchard

199. “Loving-kindness and compassion are the basis for wise, powerful, sometimes gentle, and sometimes fierce actions that can really make a difference – in our own lives and those of others.”

— Sharon Salzberg

200. “Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.”

— Yehuda Bauer