Thomas Friedman Quotes

Whatever I want to do, I want to make a difference.

I didn't come to stay. I came to make a difference.

Don't accept that you can't make a difference. Because if you can't make a difference, you won't make a difference, and if you put a multiplier on that we will continue on an unsustainable pathway.

I could make a difference.

But I'd rather not predict. I'd rather affect.

I try and affect the game in every way.

Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference-with words.

If you were to ask me what I want to do - I don't want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.

I think - you know, I'm a guy that - I don't live on the earth just to walk it. I live on here to make a difference.

Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work.

The point of the essay is to change things.

I definitely want to be involved but only while I think I can make a contribution and I make a difference.

Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.

I’m not a seat warmer. I want to get in there and make a difference.

Great men don't 'move to the center' — great men move the center!

You’ve got to seize an opportunity to make a difference.

History is full of opportunistic moments when taking action could have made a difference.

Some talk change. Others cause it..

You never know when the timing is going to hit in a such a way that you're going to make a difference.

I rolled up my sleeves and said, 'I want to make a mark on this world.'

If you don't think a small act can make a difference, try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.

I want to make an impact.

My goal is to reach as many people as possible and inspire them.

Every intention is a trigger for transformation.

Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.