Aaron Peirsol Quotes

I like talking about it, I like talking about world change. I like talking about things that you want to do in your community.

I want to get the message out that everybody can make a difference.

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

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.

There's nothing quite as powerful as people feeling they can have impact and make a difference. When you've got that going for you, I think it's a very powerful way to implement change.

I want to help find opportunities for people to become active participants in their communities.

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

As a girl who was raised on the idea that we should give back to our community as much as possible, I believe that we have more power than we think when it comes to making change.

I know I could make a difference by supporting the right causes.

One of the things that defines a TEDster is you've taken your passion, and you've turned it into stewardship. You actually put action to the issues you care about.

It's important for Oklahoma to have people in a position to make a difference. The only way we can do that is to have people in key places.

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

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.

That's what it's about, how society changes people but people can also change society. It only takes a few people to do things and help themselves instead of sitting around on their asses. She has a very global outlook on life and all sorts of things.

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

I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.

There's a big difference between charity and between activism and philanthropy. They're very different things and I think, you know, everybody should find a passion or a cause that they can really get behind, but it has to be organic.

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

I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.

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

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.

I get up each and every day trying to do my level best to make Victoria a better place.

My husband, Andrew Shue, is the co-founder of Do Something, and we both speak and present at awards ceremonies. It's absolutely amazing and humbling to see all the work so many young people are contributing to better their communities on both a local and global front.