Jeffrey R. Immelt Quotes

Running a business is making a difference in people's lives

Intel has been my second family. It is an amazing company that has changed the way people live their lives, and I am proud to have contributed to that in a meaningful way.

My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.

I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference.

We want someone else to act. But miracles aren't what other people do. They're what each of us does. They're what happens when ordinary people take extraordinary action. To be a miracle doesn't mean you have to tackle problems across the globe. It means making a difference in your own living room, cubicle, neighborhood, community.

Will you be a spectator or a citizen? To make a difference in this world, you must be involved.

I suppose the important thing is to make some sort of difference,’ she siad. ‘You know, actually change something.’ ‘What, like “change the world”, you mean?’ ‘Not the whole entire world. Just the little bit around you.

If i can do just one tenth of the good Michael Jackson did for others, i can really make a difference in this world

The people who make a difference are not the ones with the credentials but the ones with the concern.

I just do what I can do to be one of the people who make a difference.

Usually I try to represent my community and my culture the best that I can, but I go about every day just trying to represent my family. I'm just trying to make a difference out in the world. I don't even look at, necessarily, just the Latin community, I'm looking at everything in general.

If I was a cabinetmaker or a commercial fisherman, it would be the same question - how to connect to my world. The job we do affords us the opportunity to have people listen to what we say. But a lot of people have a similar situation: They're trying to find a way to do some good.

The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference.

It feels like an amazing opportunity to positively impact the world. That's what I hope to do.

We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet.

Life is a mission, not a career. A career is a profession, a mission is a cause. A career asks, What's in it for me? A mission asks, How can I make a difference?

There is no point in going into a business unless you can make a radical difference in other people’s lives.

I believe that one of the most important things to learn in life is that you can make a difference in your community no matter who you are or where you live.

We have ripped the humanity out of our companies. It's threatening the very underpinnings of our society.

One person of integrity can make a difference.

I wouldn't say I wanna conquer the world anymore. But I want to be a part of making the world a better place. I want to inspire people and I wanna be part of the solution.

Never be seduced into believing it isn't the role of business to tackle the big issues, because it absolutely is.

The need is great and so are the opportunities to make a difference.

One of the greatest feelings in the world is knowing that we as individuals can make a difference. Ending hunger in America is a goal that is literally within our grasp.

Not to sound cliché or anything, but with the downtime that I have and the possible platform that my work could give me, I'd like to figure out a way to give back and make a difference, you know?