Looking for the best and inspirational quotes about making a difference?
There are two ways to make a difference in this world. One is the way of the people making a difference for themselves, and the other is those who are making a difference for others.
We can’t all be heroes, but we can all be generous. We don’t have to have an extraordinary talent or go to great lengths to make an impact on other people’s lives – one act of kindness at a time will change someone else’s life.
Have you come across any inspiring quotes about making a difference? Browse through these to get motivated to change the world.
51 Most Inspiring Quotes About Making A Difference
“When you believe in what you’re doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference.” ― Samuel Dash
“Everything you do and every decision you make should be from a place of good. You should always be striving to make the world a better place.” ― Les Brown
“Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring.” ― Anonymous
“We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in our hands to make a difference.” ― Nelson Mandela
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
“We can choose to be affected by the world or we can choose to affect the world.” ― Heidi Wills
“Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different.” ― Johnnie Dent Jr.
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself..” ― Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
“When you retire you can make a big difference in the lives of others by giving your time to help those in need.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
“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.” ― Anonymous
“You can make a difference in the lives of others. Be a doer – don’t only be a hearer.” ― James Strand
“Don’t chase success. Decide to make a difference and success will find you.” ― Jon Gordon
“What makes a difference in one person’s life or in hundreds of lives is not merely a stack of checks; what makes a difference is you contributing your many gifts at your level and your capacity.” ― Kathy LeMay
“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
“In this life we cannot always do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” ― Mother Teresa
“Small acts of kindness can make a difference in other peoples lives more than we can imagine.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
“Each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so.” ― Dr. Cornel West
“We have this day and the rest of our lives, however long that may be, to make a difference, change our behavior, take action, and do the things we’ve always dreamed of.” ― Scott Allan
“We can talk about making a difference or we can make a difference.” ― Anonymous
“We rise by lifting others.” ― Robert Ingersoll
“By becoming a mentor, you will touch the life of a child, make a difference for tomorrow’s youth, and give back to your community by investing in a young person who will, in turn, mentor the next generation.” ― Thomas Dortch
“Believe with all your heart that how you live your life makes a difference.” ― Colin Brown
“If we want to change things, we must first change ourselves.” ― Paul Rusesabagina
“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
“Act as if what you do makes a difference, it does.” ― William James
“The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.” ― Julia Louis-Dreyfus
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
“One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.” ― John F. Kennedy
“Make a difference, not just a living.” ― Anonymous
“If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world.” ― Elaine S. Dalton
“Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference.” ― Ken Blanchard
“No matter how small you may feel you make a big difference in this world.” ― Author Unknown
“We have the potential to help people out of poverty, out of disease, out of slavery, and out of conflict. Too often, we turn the other way because we think there’s nothing we can do.” ― Alicia Keys
“The purpose of life is not to be happy – but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.” ― Leo Rosten
“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
“Anybody can make a difference and be voice for the voiceless.” ― Zach Hunter
“If you cannot feed a hundred people, feed one.” ― Mother Teresa
“There is no greater reward than working from your heart, and making a difference in the world.” ― Carlos Santana
“You have the power to make a difference in someone’s life. I continually hear personal stories of how one small act of kindness warmed someone’s soul.” ― Robbie Miller Kaplan
“There is no greater joy, nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.” ― Mary Rose McGeady
“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
“When we get to the end of our life, the question playing over and over in our mind will be, “Did my life make a difference?” /Brian Fleming
“Learn to see things from different perspectives. Never limit yourself to one point of view.” ― Anonymous
“Never doubt that one person can make a difference.” ― Ingrid Newkirk
“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
“The mind has exactly the same power as the hands: not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.” ― Colin Wilson
“One can get anything if he is willing to help enough others get what they want.” ― Zig Ziglar
“We need to know that we make a positive difference through the work we do.” ― Mike Anderson
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ― Jake Goodall
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
“You don’t need to come from wealth or privilege to make a difference.” ― Joni Ernst
