Jeannie Mai Quotes

I'm a part of a program called Toyota's Engines of Change Program. The message is that anyone can make a difference in their community or for whatever cause they feel strongly about. Everyone can be an Engine of Change.

I would like to somehow make the community I live in a better place to live.

Real, sustainable community change requires the initiative and engagement of community members.

I want to change the world. I want to be a part of culture. I want to help teach.

I really believe in sharing my story to improve social behaviors in the nation.

I want society to feel they are part of a process of change.

I'm about creating positive change in the communities that I come from.

I believe that one of the most important things to learn in life is that you can make a difference in your community no matter who you are or where you live.

Every single person has the power to change the world and help people.

Philanthropy and social change work are at their best when they are driven by your values and connected to what you care about most.

In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

You may not realize this, but people have the power to change the world.

The life purpose of the true social entrepreneur is to change the world.

I don't want young people to think they can't make a difference because they don't have money.

In college, I was always disappointed by lectures that covered social problems but failed to identify what I could do to change them. Part of the problem was that many professors simply didn't believe they had a role in converting awareness to action.

An activist is one who is actively involved in creating community, whether that is locally in their neighborhood or internationally. It is an admirable quality.

Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.

I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being.

I think young people can make such an extraordinarily important difference in making this world a better place.

Trying to learn from communities and engage with policy makers and community organizers all across the country is really important to me.

The way to change the world is through individual responsibility and taking local action in your own community.

I think, in terms of activism associated with my films, be it 'Salaam Baalak Trust' or 'Maisha,' taking the idea of cinema as a way to change people, I feel heartened. I am glad that we have impacted thousands of lives.

Public service and community organizing and movement building is such a part of my DNA that it's really hard to separate it.

Grass-roots work is not flashy, and rarely celebrated on the national media level, but that is where change begins.