David Friedman Quotes

I think the end goal, hopefully, is to take advantage of the attention I've gotten along the way and use it for good and build some communities, and as I get older I can continue to do things and be surrounded by things that are inspirational to me.

I care about how many people's lives I've positively impacted. That's the unit of measurement I measure myself by.

You can satisfy your soul's mission by committing to leaving something behind on this planet that will make a difference to those who come after you.

When you talk about 'doing the work', that's the work I'm interested in. What can I contribute as a human being?

Like many young people, I believe I have potential to make a positive impact in the world.

Conversations with my mother, father, my grandparents, as I've grown up have obviously driven me towards wanting to try and make a difference as much as possible.

I have a very clear picture of what I want to do and what I feel is important as far as my contribution or my appreciation and respect for this life that we're living, and to try to make it better. I can't feel that I'm making it better playing commercial music, and I never could, and I never will.

I strive every day to do things that make a difference.

Most people are playing the game of compounding interest, which is self interest - how do they take care of themselves and produce more for themselves, storing value for their own benefit. I play a different game. A game I call 'compounding impact.' How do you make a positive impact in the world?

I believe that every single person was brought into this world for a purpose and that we should never leave the world as we found it, we should always strive to make a positive change.

I made a pact with myself when I was younger that if were to ever grow up to be someone, I would be someone who would make a difference, instead of being just another person on the planet who doesn't look into anything.

Success must include two things: the development of an individual to his utmost potentiality and a contribution of some kind to one's world.

If you were to ask me what I want to do - I don't want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.

Yes, well I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as much as I can.

I've been around a long time, so I guess I've touched a lot of people's lives - hopefully for the better.

I want to do work that has a message and casts a light over an area that's dark. But I'm fun and jovial, too.

It seems to me every one of us is doing something meaningful for this world.

I'd like to do Broadway if the right project came along, but my mission in life is that I want to help change people's lives.

In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.

If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.

I could make a difference.

To make a difference is just... I think... the purpose of what life is.

If I leave this Earth, I want to leave this Earth just knowing I've tried to give something back and tried to do something worthwhile with myself.

Regardless of whatever I do, I know what my purpose is: to make a difference in people's lives.

Above all, we want Millennials to realize that they can have an impact on the world and that, in the course of empowering others, they can also empower themselves.