Helping Others Quotes - Page 2

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.

If human beings can be trained for cruelty and greed and a belief in power which comes through hate and fear and force, certainly we can train equally well for greatness and mercy and the power of love which comes because of the strength of the good qualities to be found in the soul of every human being.

Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality but by the higher duty I owe myself. What would you think me if I were capable of seating myself at a table and gorging myself with food and saw about me the children of my fellow beings starving to death?

Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.

For it is in giving that we receive.

What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life.

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

Peace is a culture that we create by putting it in the curriculum for young people, through creating this next generation where young people get a chance to go across borders, across cultures, to learn more about each other's life, to create a global community, learn about opportunities for helping others. It's investing in peace and tolerance training, ending the gap between rich and poor.

You are not here in the world for yourself. You have been sent here for others. The world is waiting for you!

It's much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why? Because it is easier to give someone the finger than a helping hand.

Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

Human cruelty knows no limits and that one needs immense courage and a will of iron to help others understand that animals are made of flesh and blood like us, that they suffer the same pains as us, that they deserve the same respect as us and that their continuous slaughter should not be part of human entertainment.

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.

I am now experiencing perfect health, abundant prosperity and complete and utter happiness. This is true because the world is full of charming people who now lovingly help me in every way. I am now coming into an innumerable company of angels. I am now living a delightful, interesting and satisfying life of the most widely useful kind. Because of my own increased health, wealth and happiness, I am now able to help others live a delightful, interesting and satisfying life of the most widely useful kind, my good - our good - is universal.

Democracy needs support and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. Democratic nations should come together in an association designed to help each other and promote what is a universal value - democracy.

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

That which you give to another will become your own sustenance; if you light a lamp for another, your own way will be lit.

If there is anything I would like to be remembered for it is that I helped people understand that leadership is helping other people grow and succeed. To repeat myself, leadership is not just about you. It's about them

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success.

There are only four kinds of people in the world - those who have been caregivers, those who are caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.

At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.