Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.

If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

There are many ways to serve.

I am privileged to be able to work for the people of Hawaii in whatever capacity.

I'm an artist, but, as I get older, I really want to do philanthropic work and help people.

As I got more successful, I felt it was more incumbent upon me to help the other people. I did more and more and the more I did the more I wanted.

I've worked with a lot of gay and lesbian organizations. I sit on the board of the Empire State Pride Agenda. I've also done a lot of work for Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS. I think it's important because, when we can be of service to others, it only enhances our lives. I've been helped a lot in my life.

What I was raised with in terms of a call to service was just a sense that I was lucky.

When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights.

We are only fully alive when we're helping others

It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.

Volunteering is a window into the passions of the soul.

Volunteering to help others is the right thing to do, and it also boosts personal happiness

Throughout my life, I've seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people's lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.

A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.

Give something back by becoming more

Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back.

I am blessed to be able to work at a job I love and also give back in the most vital way - to people in need.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

I try to use the attention that I get to help and to serve, and that's really what I'd see as my work - to serve my community, serve the planet, serve my family. And I think a celebrity is someone who draws the attention on themselves, and then it kind of stops there.

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.

I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.

Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.

When I got signed, I wanted to be involved in a charity, but it was hard because I didn't know which problems to start with.