33 Inspirational Volunteer Quotes To Bring Positive Change

1. ”We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ― Winston Churchill

2. ”Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.” ― William Arthur Ward

3. “Even if you just change one life, you’ve changed the world forever.” ― Mike Satterfield

4. ”It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” ― Tom Brokaw

5. ”Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful.” ― Stephen King

6. “You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” ― John Bunyan

7. ”Never underestimate your ability to make someone else’s life better – even if you never know it.” ― Greg Louganis

8. ”The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.” ― Carol Ryrie Brink

9. ”At the end of the day it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished… it’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” ― Denzel Washington

10. “You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man.” ― Seth Parker

11. “You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.” ― Henry Drummond

12. ”I’ve learnt that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” ― Maya Angelou

13. ”God and angels don’t get paid even though theirs is some of the most important work around. Ditto for volunteers.” ― Cherishe Archer

14. “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

15. ”The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.” ― Helen Keller

16. ”I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.” ― Kahlil Gibran

17. ”Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” ― Elizabeth Andrew

18. ”The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” – Mahatma Gandhi

19. “Our generation has the ability and the responsibility to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and peaceful place.” — Natalie Portman

20. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

21. “Volunteers are paid in six figures… S-M-I-L-E-S.” ― Gayla LeMaire

22. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” ― Aesop

23. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” –Anne Frank

24. “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

25. ”You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man.” ― Seth Parker

26. “Help one another. There’s no time like the present, and no present like the time.” ― James Durst

27. ”If you become a helper of hearts, springs of wisdom will flow from your heart.” ― Rumi

28. ”Volunteers will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no volunteers.” ― Ken Wyman

29. ”It is not enough to be compassionate – you must act” – The Dalai Lama

30. ”The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers.” ― Terri Guillemets

31. ”Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

32. “Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another.” ― Erma Bombeck

33. ”The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” ― William Shakespeare

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