Sargent Shriver Quotes

Service is key. And as I have more on my plate, and I have more ambitions and more goals and things I want for myself, I'm realizing more and more how important it is to be a servant.

If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

Among us, who is above must be in service of the others. This doesn't mean we have to wash each other's feet every day, but we must help one another.

I will serve the people in a very humble way.

Leadership is about being a servant first.

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

Not to be ministered unto but to minister.

Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return

I'd say most definitely with my faith, there's no room for me with it. It's always about other people. It's always about loving on other people and giving praise where praise is due.

The secret to greatness is in serving everyone else.

You know that he who would be the greatest among you must become the servant of all.

We are here for the sake of others

Jesus measured greatness in terms of service not status. God determines your greatness by how many people you serve, not how many people serve you.

Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become

Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.

...because with us what is highest must be at the service of others.

One way to get very humble is to dedicate the work you're going to do to your community.

The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.

It's service, not status, that counts.

One of the best lessons I learned early is that not everything in life is about you. It is about service. If you want trips and excessive gifts, then don't get into public service.

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.

I believe in servant leadership, and the servant always asks, 'Where am I needed most?'

Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served.