Bob Marley Quotes

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Human life has meaning only to that degree and as long as it is lived in the service of humanity.

When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled.

The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.

I start every day by wanting more for others than I do for myself. I think that is how God works, and that is how I think we have to work.

Remember, purpose is about giving...All you can do with your life is to give it away in the service of others.

You get most things in life not by taking, but by giving.

One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.

My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

I was raised in a very humble environment, and I was always taught to be humble to the things that are happening in my life because they're blessings. They're blessings in every way. Whether you're able to help someone get through a tough time in their life through your music or through comedy, or whatever it is, you're just a channel.

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

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.

A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares.

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

As long as God lets me live, I want to do things that make a difference in the world besides play music.

If you can help anyone in any way, that is what we are here for. The pinnacle of my life has really been two lives - golf and service to my fellow man.

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

I know I have a successful career, a successful life. If I sit and say, 'Look, I have a comfortable life,' and I... just think about myself, I don't think that would be fair. That would be very selfish. Because everything I do in my life is to benefit my people.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

To have a meaningful life, you have to be of service …

The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.

The most important thing is you have to want to do something for somebody other than yourself.