Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes

Every single one of us can do something, however small, to make a difference.

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.

Anyone can make a difference, so you don't have to have it be some huge, global campaign... you can start small, and that's just as important.

I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.

If you set out to do a good deed, you may do a hundred small kindnesses on the way.

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.

What I keep going back to, and what keeps me going, is trying to do good in whatever little spot of the world we can influence, no matter how small.

We all have a responsibility to try and make this world better, whether it's through our work, the causes we champion, the way that we treat people, or the values we impart to the next generation.

Even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference.

I feel like sometimes I'm in a position to really do some good, so I try to do that.

The act of being nice to somebody at Starbucks is actually a huge thing. It's a real change you can effect in somebody's life every day.

It doesn't all have to be about giving money. Sometimes it's a smile that changes the life of one little kid.

People say, what is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. A pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do.

Understand and be confident that each of us can make a difference by caring and acting in small as well as big ways.

Every day, with every word, we get to decide: Do we mar the world, or mark the world?

That's all I've ever dreamed of, Mr. Bones. To make the world a better place. To bring some beauty to the drab humdrum corners of the soul. You can do it with a toaster, you can do it with a poem, you can do it by reaching out your hand to a stranger. It doesn't matter what form it takes. To leave the world a little better than you found it. That's the best a man can ever do.

We can do no great things-only small things with great love.

I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.

To say that on a daily basis you can make a difference, well, you can. One act of kindness a day can do it.

All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might just about be able to achieve some tiny deed that'd make the world, in a small way, a better place. Like shooting someone.

Never underestimate the impact of a small act.

When something feels really big, too big to handle, just go very small. Just go real small, just look at the person next to you and look in their eyes and meet the person next to you, find out their name, change one person's life and make one call, write one letter, give one dollar. Whatever small thing feels like what you can do - it changes the course of the ship and that is all it is.

Do your little bit of good where you are.

The memory of a good deed lives.