Marlo Thomas Quotes

Good Deeds Day is based on a simple idea that every person can do a good deed for the benefit of others and the planet. Even a smile that brightens someone else's day is a good deed. I initiated Good Deeds Day to spread the message that everyone can give of themselves, according to their heart's desire.

The idea of kids helping other kids is such a great way to introduce children to being involved in charitable causes and volunteer work, setting them on the path to doing good for others throughout their lives.

I want spend some time continuing to be a force for good.

With my platform, anyway, I want to try and do good things and want to help people.

In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can.

I am a firm believer that you can make a difference in someone's life - whether they're thousands of miles away, or on your own block.

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don't have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn't matter as much as how you do what you do.

I do small things. I try to do good things every day.

To do something for other people when they need it most just feels good.

If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

I hope that what I am today is of positive benefit to other people.

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

It's important to think good, speak good, and do good. If we want to see positive change in the world, then we need to connect to goodness. I try in everything I do, both in business and philanthropy, to make a positive change and do that by doing good.

May we do good everywhere as we have opportunity, and results will not be wanting!

Each one of us can do a good deed, every day and everywhere. In hospitals in desperate need of volunteers, in homes for the elderly where our parents and grandparents are longing for a smile, a listening ear, in the street, in our workplaces and especially at home.

Putting forward your positive energy connects you back to basic human values which we all share. Good Deeds Day shows that no matter the size of the gesture, a smile that brightens someone else's day or volunteering in your community, we can all take active part in making a difference.

We feel like if we can give back, that's what we are called to do. So we've been fortunate to do a lot of really cool things and touch a lot of people's lives.

I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.

We only have so much life left. Before I do die, I want to do something good for people.

I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.

I try to get that across in the work, to try to, if I'm lucky, to make this world a little bit better for all of us before I check out. And that's if I'm lucky, I don't always get to have that privilege but I try always.

The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.