Vernon Jordan Quotes

I have to give back. For me, it would be a failure if I could not give back.

You've got to give something back. You can't just sit there.

I know it sounds cliche, but to give back is important. Sometimes we're given so much, we need to do something for other people. I think that's really important.

Those of us who are blessed, we owe it to our fellow citizens and folks who we are around to do something special for them.

But often times, I feel like I'm so blessed, it's not fair. That what I'm doing is not contributing to the good of the world.

Trying to give back a little bit is important.

When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back.

Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.

Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.

I believe that we all have a responsibility to give back. No one becomes successful without lots of hard work, support from others, and a little luck. Giving back creates a virtuous cycle that makes everyone more successful.

When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.

You should want to give something back.

The important thing is, you must give back. As good as you've been given, you must do for others as well. Somebody helped you. Who can you help, too?

I've gained a lot in my life, so when I get to the position where I can give back, I will.

I really believe it's the old cliché, the more you give the more you receive. I'm living proof of that.

Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.

Every time you get something, give something away.

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.

I'm so lucky, I've been so successful, so much has come my way. I want to give back.

Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.

I enjoy giving money away. The more you give, the more you get.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.