Harry Chapin Quotes

Each of us, every day, through the jobs we do, are offered a shot at greatness, an opportunity to reach immortality.

I wanna make my mark, and I wanna be part of something!

All of us want to know that we are doing great things, that we are touching a lot of people, and that what we are doing is something bigger than ourselves.

I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.

I hope, when I stop, people will think that somehow I mattered.

I feel it's important to make a mark somewhere.

Success is not about how much money we have in the bank, but it's about how many peoples' lives we have impacted through it. Success is experienced when we do things which are never done before.

In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force of making 'Star Trek.' But most of the time, I don't think about it.

I want to be a part of great things.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.

If you want to be immortal, do something useful in your lifetime.

History will find some of you but not all of you. Because you can't know which of you will make history, you must do your best to be ready.

I want to be part of something great.

There's not much point breaking records if, in the end, it doesn't mean anything.

I think I make a difference. I mean a lot to my people. I've done well. They're proud of me.

If I can make my mark just a little bit, then great.

I want to know that I've accomplished something. I want to feel that it had some meaning. At the last summing up, I want to be sure it wasn't all-for nothing.

It's good to be successful but it's great to be significant

I feel very accomplished. It makes me feel great to know that I am impacting lives and of service to the world.

Success is not a function of the size of your title but the richness of your contribution.

I wasn't satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

I guess I'm pleased and proud of the respect of my peers, and that when I disappear from the scene or from this earth, I will have left a mark. They'll say, 'He did it well.' I like being funny; it opens people up.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

You were not created to just get by with an average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling life. God created you to leave your mark on this generation.

The worse thing in the world is for an individual to live, breath and exist and leave this earth, die, and not make impact.