Manti Te'o Quotes

It’s not about making money for themselves or the company, but making a difference in the lives of others.

Not to sound cliché or anything, but with the downtime that I have and the possible platform that my work could give me, I'd like to figure out a way to give back and make a difference, you know?

For me, success is being able to give back to your friends, your family, your community, those in need and the world entire.

I like to focus on what I'm doing now, which is giving back. I've done interventions with people I've been close to.

Life is short. Help more people.

Looking back, if I had to live my life over, there are things I would do differently, but the one thing I would not change is my charitable giving. I'm particularly thankful for my father's advice to set goals so high that they can't possibly be achieved during a lifetime and to give help where help is needed most. That inspiration keeps me energized and eager to keep working hard every day on giving back and making the world a better place for generations to come.

As a person, you want to feel like you're giving back. That's something I've always enjoyed doing.

I'm very passionate about charity... Performing is my passion. But it's not gonna change the world. That's why I give back.

I've achieved a certain amount of success and now I'm thinking about the good things I can do.

We feel like if we can give back, that's what we are called to do. So we've been fortunate to do a lot of really cool things and touch a lot of people's lives.

What could I do with $1 million? What can I do with the satisfaction that I perhaps today helped somebody to have a better life. That's real reward. The million dollars, nothing.

There's nothing more rewarding than making a difference doing charity work or being able to be there for a friend.

It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, "I'm earning enough to support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good father, husband, churchgoer." That's all very well. But you must do something more. Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

I do things - whether it's donations or events for good causes or giving back to my community - for the right reason: because I want to. Because it's the best thing to do. I wanna help someone else out.

My parents taught my sister and me the importance of giving back and making a difference in another person's life.

I think it's important to be involved with charities that don't necessarily reflect what you're dealing with in your life.

ANYONE WHO GIVES ANYTHING—TIME, MONEY, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND NETWORKS—IN ANY AMOUNT, TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD.

I work with a lot of different charities, and by that I don't mean merely by giving money, but by really getting involved hands-on. I've always said that one of the reasons why I was put on this Earth was to help people. That's something I've always enjoyed both here in America and if I have the opportunity when I'm traveling out of the country. For example, I like to visit orphanages to spend time with the children. That's very important to me.

The important thing, once you have enough to eat and a nice house, is what you can do for others, what you can contribute to the enterprise as a whole.

I have always been interested in giving back, and I wouldn't want to know a life without giving.

Yes, well I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as much as I can.

I always knew that I wanted to do the most that I could for the most people.

What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work I do.

To be loved is important as is having a sense of accomplishment but to love is equally important in life especially when it is combined with taking action to do something for someone else to make their life better.

The goal isn't how much money you make, but how much you help people.