Narendra Modi Quotes

During all my undergrad years and in high school, I was involved in tutoring and public service. At Harvard, I spent over 35 hours a week doing service. I was a Big Sister, I worked for the homeless, the elderly; it was the epicenter of my focus.

I really consider my goal is that, wherever I am in life, I want to be a social advocate.

I dedicated my career to really working in under-served communities and really just being in the trenches.

I believe in sharing and contributing to society without being in politics.

I'm doing work in the community.

One of the great movements in my lifetime among educated people is the need to commit themselves to action. Most people are not satisfied with giving money; we also feel we need to work.

All I know is, I think I would like to continue to do public service.

I would say that social work began in my mind in the Unitarian Church when I was ten or twelve years old, and I started to do things that I thought would help other people.

I had the opportunity at Duke to start doing things in the community, and it's something I continue to do even 20 years later.

In my view, a philanthropist is anyone who gives anything - time, money, experience, skills or networks - in any amount, to create a better world. This is not how we once thought about philanthropy. The word used to conjure up something rather passive - sitting down and writing checks.

The government should now launch an initiative to encourage people to join the social work profession.

For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

I certainly feel a strong call of public service.

One of the big myths about philanthropy is that it's all about donating funds for a cause. I like to look at it quite differently. Philanthropy is about 'giving' - not just in monetary terms but also in non-monetary aspects, like time, ideas, or being a volunteer. Donating money is just a small part of philanthropy.

For us, giving back is not an extracurricular activity.

I always wanted to work in charitable things, community outreach, etc.

I've always been an activist, so my participation in community outreach and helping is just a natural extension of that.

There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.

Everyone should think seriously about public service at some point.

Community involvement is second nature to me. I've been doing it since high school.

Every day, Iowans step up and make a difference together through volunteerism.

What I always wanted to do when I was a kid was to speak out and help people which I continue to do afterwards.

It is very different trying to help a community organization than trying to sell yourself or sell a product.

I think the main thing is to find something you care about. A cause. I think it starts with others. Who do you look up to? Who do you want to help? Start in your own community.

I could just go to the horse races and take lovely holidays, but I have some strong views, and I want to make a difference.