Looking for inspirational quotes on making a difference in the world? We have rounded up the best collection of make a difference quotes, sayings, captions, status, messages, (with images and pictures) to motivate you to work hard and how a small change and initiative in the positive direction can make a big difference.
Must Read: Kindness Quotes
Being kind and helping others will help to make the world a better place by improving people’s lives. One person at a time, one day at a time, and one project at a time, you can make a difference that will leave a lasting impact on the world. Together working as a team, a community and doing small changes can make a powerful impact and a great difference to the world and lives of many people.
Make A Difference Quotes
- “You can make a difference.”
- “Make a difference, not just a living.”
- “I’m going to make a difference.”
- “We rise by lifting others.”- Robert Ingersoll
- “I came to make a difference.”- Lawton Chiles
- “I believe that I can make a difference.”
- “Heart is what makes a difference.”- Jerry Sloan
- “Little things make a big difference.”- Yogi Berra
- “Make a difference. No matter how small or big it is.”
- “Charity sees the need, not the cause.”- German Proverb
- “Make a difference. Live a life that matters.”- Frank McKinney
- “If you cannot feed a hundred people, feed one.”- Mother Teresa
- “No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted.”- Aesop
- “Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring.”
- “If you cannot feed a hundred people, feed one.”- Mother Teresa
- “Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring.”
- “If you want to make a difference, think different.”- Palle Oswald
- “Act as if what you do makes a difference, it does.”- William James
- “The difference we make in other people’s lives is eternal.”
- “An individual can make a difference….a team can make a miracle.”
- “We can talk about making a difference or we can make a difference.”
- “Never doubt that one person can make a difference.”- Ingrid Newkirk
- “we must be free inside to make a difference outside.”- Vishal Mangalwadi
- “You must be the change you want to see in the world.”- Mahatma Gandhi
- “Want to get ahead? Make life easier for those around you.”- Dan Rockwell
- “Make a difference about something other than yourselves.”- Toni Morrison
- “Anybody can make a difference and be voice for the voiceless.”- Zach Hunter
- “Help others to see themselves better than they are until they believe.”- ATGW
- “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.”- John F. Kennedy
- “If we want to change things, we must first change ourselves.”- Paul Rusesabagina
- “You don’t need to come from wealth or privilege to make a difference.”- Joni Ernst
- “Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.”- Barbara Mikulski
- “One person really can make a difference. Each person is the revolution.”- Bryant McGill
- “Believe with all your heart that how you live your life makes a difference.”- Colin Brown
- “Don’t chase success. Decide to make a difference and success will find you.”- Jon Gordon
- “Learn to see things from different perspectives. Never limit yourself to one point of view.”
- “I can’t fix the world’s problems. But I will do what I can to make a difference where I can.”
- “Each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so.”- Dr. Cornel West
- “We can choose to be affected by the world or we can choose to affect the world.”- Heidi Wills
- “We can ALWAYS make a difference to someone, no matter what role we play.”- Lindsey Sterling
- “I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that, then I realized I am somebody.”
- “Aim to make a difference in someone’s life every single day, including your own.”- Dow Zantamata
- “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – The Lorax
- “Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.”- Norman B. Rice
- “You may find that making a difference for others makes the biggest difference in you.”- Brian Williams
- “If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world.”- Elaine S. Dalton
- “In this life we cannot always do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”- Mother Teresa
- “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
- “It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.”- Bryant McGill
- “Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference.”- Ken Blanchard
- “Regardless of whatever I do, I know what my purpose is: to make a difference in people’s lives.”- Tim Tebow
- “Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.”- Stella McCartney
- “It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little, do what you can.”- Sydney Smith
- “We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in our hands to make a difference.”- Nelson Mandela
- “Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different.”- Johnnie Dent Jr.
- “You can make a difference, wherever you are. It begins with a decision and defined purpose.”- Lailah Gifty Akita
- “I alone can’t change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa
- “There is no greater reward than working from your heart, and making a difference in the world.”- Carlos Santana
- “The mind has exactly the same power as the hands: not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.”- Colin Wilson
- “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”- Jake Goodall
- “Unless you walk out into the unknown, the odds of making a profound difference in your life are pretty low.”- Tom Peters
- “I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what’s right for the people. I choose to make a difference.”- Bill Richardson
- “When you believe in what you’re doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference.”- Samuel Dash
- “The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.”- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.”- Mother Teresa
- “It’s not about what I SEE for our future, or humanity; It’s about what I DO for our future and humanity.”- Steve Maraboli
- “There is no greater joy, nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.”- Mary Rose McGeady
- “It’s the curiosity that drives me. It’s making a difference in the world that prevents me from ever giving up.”- Deborah Meier
- “Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you. It won’t just change their life…it’ll change yours.”- Mandy Hale
- “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.”
- “Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.”- The Dalai Lama
- “To make a difference in the world, it only takes one optimistic person, who can gather millions of people to make the change.”- Gia Russell
- “Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader, they set out to make a difference. it’s never about the role, always about the goal.”- Jeremy Bravo
- “Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes.”- William Paul Young
- “Understand and be confident that each of us can make a difference by caring and acting in small as well as big ways.”- Marian Wright Edelman
- “I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.”- Shakira
- “To make a difference in someone’s world, you don’t have to be amazing, rich, talented, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to be you and care.”
- “Always start with the thought: If we had no limitations, we would…’. Then work from there and remind yourself everyday of those big objectives.”
- “When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life.”- Zig Ziglar
- “You don’t have to be a billionaire to believe you can make a difference. Give your resources to a charity and volunteer in your community.”- Germany Kent
- “If you believe you can make a difference, then you will make a difference. Believe in yourself, your family and your community and you will win.”- Lindsay Fox
- “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”- Barbara De Angelis
- “I think there’s no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people’s lives and improve the world.”- Jack Lew
- “Find something that you are passionate about in making a difference and you’ll find a waiting kinship of people willing to unite for the cause.”- Wes Adamson
- “Learn to appreciate every moment of your life, stop thinking of the future too much, you have a choice to make a difference in your life at any time you wish.”- Auliq Ice
- “You’ve got to know what your magic is. How else will you fully share your gifts with others and enrich the world for these precious years that you live?”- Rasheed Ogunlaru
- “Believe that what you do matters and will make a difference in people’s lives. You don’t have to save the world in one stroke but you can make a difference one person at a time.”
- “When you live for the purpose of making a difference for the people, for society, for the things that are beyond you, then significance will not be able to elude you.”- Sunday Adelaja
- “If we want to change things, we must first change ourselves. If we want to play – if we want to change the world – we must first show up on the field to score.”- Paul Rusesabagina
- “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something, and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do.” – Edward E. Hale
- “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
- “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
- “Focus on your work. Do what you’re great at. Don’t compare yourself to others and or waste time criticizing the lives and work of others. Do what matters most to you and make a difference doing that.”- Germany Kent
- “You don’t have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the world. But you do have to know the few great things that matter, perhaps just one, and then be willing to live for them and die for them.”- John Piper
- “Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest contribution is that she told us a regular person can make a difference.”- Marc Morial
- “If there is richness and righteousness in us, then we can make a difference in the lives of others, just as key individuals have influenced the lives of each of us for good and made us richer than we otherwise would have been.”- Spencer W. Kimball
- “You and I were put on this earth to serve something greater than our narrow interests. When our focus becomes self-centered instead of God-centered we lose our greatest source of power. Our God-given talents are meant to benefit others.”- Nick Vujicic
- “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
- “I believe that one individual who is determined to make a difference in the world, can, with desire, drive, dedication, discipline, passion, and persistence. The world can be altered and billions of people’s lives can be impacted positively in an unimaginable way.”
- “To whoever you initiate contact with and wherever, try to leave a positive impression. To whoever you have the power to make smile, exploit that power as often and best as you can, because when every other material thing fades, it’s those memories that keep us alive.”- Ufuoma Apoki
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