Maurice Strong Quotes

I could make a difference.

For me, leadership is making a difference. It's using your agency to bring about change.

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

Everyone has power. But it doesn't help if you don't use it.

I think that everyone has the power to make a change in the world.

The world is in your hands, now use it.

The thing that always strikes me is how much power one person has. Everybody has so much power to help and to change if they just exercise it and get after it.

Often times we feel like either we can't make a world of difference, or we feel that it's not going to change anything anyway. The truth is you can change someone's day, you can change someone's life, but you have to show up and do what you got to do to actually see any fruit coming from it.

You can have an impact anywhere you are.

You reach a certain point in your life where they things you do and say do make a difference.

Do you want to make a point or do you want to make a difference?

Don't be afraid to speak out about what you're passionate about because your voice matters and your voice can, at the end of the day, make a difference.

I came to see that it wasn't enough just to care about people. You also had to build systems in which you could ensure that there are results and accountability.

We didn't know we might become role models but it's good that we did because if you're put in a position like this, you should try to make a difference because a lot of kids today don't have role models.

We do make a difference - one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives. Whatever we do with whatever we have, we leave behind us a legacy for those who follow.

I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.

I don't think of myself as a powerful person. But I do use the platforms I have to make a difference in the world. Anyone who has a position where they can make a difference should use it.

Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, no matter what the project.

If it doesn't start with you, it dies with you.

I never thought we had a chance of impacting anything. I am just starting to realize that we can change things - not just VICE, but all of us. In fact, we have to.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

I'm not trying to steer people in a direction. I'm just trying to move them. Wherever it takes them, it doesn't matter to me. I just want them to be moved in one way or another, and that's a hard thing to do, I think.

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.

I think that a leader is someone that needs to make an impact on, off the cricket field and in their lives as well.

There's nothing quite as powerful as people feeling they can have impact and make a difference. When you've got that going for you, I think it's a very powerful way to implement change.