Maria Shriver Quotes

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.

I love donating my time and serving other people. Just seeing the faces of people in need light up when they see you... There is no way I can put it into words. You feel like you did something right.

The happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others

I know for a fact that I am not as fulfilled, happy or passionate about life if I have not spent time helping others.

I try to make myself do things for other people when I'm feeling down. Like, you can call your local hospital and help out in the pediatric unit.

Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture, not just our little selves.

I was raised to volunteer: nursing homes, clinics, church nurseries, school, everywhere that could use help. It's such an intrinsic part of me, to use my life to help improve the quality of others.

I love getting out on the streets and helping people.

I want to go out and help people and share love where love is needed.

I was sitting around, moping and feeling badly for myself. I went to the hospital to visit a child, and it hit me: helping people is what I'm meant to do.

People feel good serving others.

That's when I feel most alive, when I'm helping people.

There's nothing more rewarding than making a difference doing charity work or being able to be there for a friend.

Life is short. Help more people.

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

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.

I want to do something to help people.

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.

When I was growing up, I always knew that if I ever got anything, I was going to give back as much as I can. I learned that all you have to be willing to do is give your time.

Everyone has an hour in their day to go and do something for somebody else; I don't care how busy they are.

I run a bunch of charities and I say this line to people: 'I am somebody who has always been helped.' A little thing like that can make people believe it.

I believe in giving back.

All of us, whether or not we're celebrities, every one ought to spend part of their life making someone else's life better.

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 community and helping others has always been a part of who I am. Growing up, my parents always made sure that my siblings and I were doing our part to serve our local community.