B. J. Novak Quotes

At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.

I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference.

To be in any way a positive contribution, that's all anybody wants to be. It's all I've ever wanted to be. I wanted to be an artist, be a mother. You want to feel that in your life you've been of use, in whatever way that comes out.

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

I hope we see more stories where the heroes are real heroes, real people that don't need weapons or super powers to change people's lives.

It's okay to have fear - we're all human; it happens - but in facing your fears, you can really open yourself up to things you never thought possible.

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.

Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.

My social status in the last year has gone from zero to hero.

The challenge of warriorship is to step out of the cocoon, to step out into space, by being brave and at the same time gentle

The hero is brave in deeds as well as words.

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

Be sure that you make a difference in the world.

It was easier to be brave when someone needed your protection.

What's risky is living your life and never trying for anything and never doing something brave and never getting yourself scared.

You want to do something a little bit meaningful, because we're not saving the planet or anything, but we want to contribute in a positive way, in a way that makes a difference or makes somebody feel something.

Now more than ever I am aware that a person's significant birthdays can either mark the passage of time, or they can mark changes they've made in their lives to reach their potential and become the person they were created to be. With each passing year, I want to make good choices that make me a better person, help me become a better leader, and make a positive impact on others.

When ordinary people decide to do extraordinary things they transform their lives and the lives of others around them.

In a nation of sheep, one brave man forms a majority.

It's possible that your next frontier isn't to get more efficient, it's to get more brave.

He wished he could've explained some of this. How he had been braver than he ever thought possible, but how he had not been so brave as he wanted to be. The distinction was important.

It is the hero alone, not the coward, who has liberation within his easy reach.

All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory.

One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.

You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself.