Tom Cruise Quotes

Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.

Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.

It's a great feeling knowing you've helped someone. That's what I've spent my life doing and my practice.

We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.

You don't help people in your poems. I've been trying to help people all my life - that's my trouble.

My mother wasn't a very patient woman. If I complained about being lonely or bored, she'd tell me to go help someone, anyone. To this day, when I start feeling sorry for myself, I look for a good deed to do.

Once asked what action he would recommend if a person were to feel a nervous breakdown coming on: Lock up your house, go across the railroad tracks, and find someone in need and do something for him.

If you have not been served personally by caring hands in your own life, do not be bitter, but instead, ask yourself who you can now serve.

I'll tell you where my heart is - my heart is just to try to give back.

The feeling of being accepted and acknowledgement and recognition and fame - I'm vain like everybody else. The feeling of achievement that I've helped the poor or somebody in need far outweighs the money.

How can you regret helping a suffering patient?

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

All of us, whether or not we're celebrities, every one ought to spend part of their life making someone else's life better.

I've always had a passion to help people.

I was raised in a very humble environment, and I was always taught to be humble to the things that are happening in my life because they're blessings. They're blessings in every way. Whether you're able to help someone get through a tough time in their life through your music or through comedy, or whatever it is, you're just a channel.

I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.

Human life has meaning only to that degree and as long as it is lived in the service of humanity.

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being.

You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.