Brooke Astor Quotes

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

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.

I look for good people and people that will be like-minded and help me try to do good for other human beings.

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

I'm one of those people who want to give back and see other people do better.

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.

Do what you can to show you care about other people, and you will make our world a better place.

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.

You must stand for something! It does not have to be grand, but it must be a positive that brings light to someone else's darkness.

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

People really want to do something good. You just have to show them where it is.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.

You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others.

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

Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.

Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our best and that we're influencing others for the good.

I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life.

For me, the difference between an 'ordinary' and an 'extraordinary' person is not the title that person might have, but what they do to make the world a better place for us all.

I felt that I could look back on my life and think about lots of folks that I helped become better folks. And I've tried to be as good a man as I could be.

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

It's motivating to think that you, as one person, can make a world of difference in someone else's life.

I really enjoy charity work and helping people.

With our brains and our smarts and our altruistic capability, we can do a lot of good.