George Matthew Adams Quotes

We live in a society where individual effort and progress is valued, and that's absolutely correct and is as it should be. But we also are interdependent creatures. We can't succeed solely on our own.

If you're lucky enough to do well, it's your responsibility to send the elevator back down.

I consider myself fortunate that I've been able to find a character that people have responded to.

I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.

Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.

I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your diapers. And if that's the case, you ain't self-made.

Use power to help people.

I like giving back to the community, because it lasts a long time.

Frontiersman ideas of individualism stand exposed as we realise just how much our actions impact others.

Perpetual prosperity comes to those who help others.

Many Chinese entrepreneurs are now donating for education; others support foundations in health care and research. None of us wants to be the richest guy in the cemetery.

In charity, every little bit works. You can't change the world. You can't do everything. But you sure try to bring awareness and do as much as you can.

Help people with problems, your problems disappear.

To have a strong community of people who believe in your potential can make all the difference in the world. So many people have invested in me and I want to do the same for Chicago’s teens.

If we all could be a true friend to someone, praying and encouraging one person somehow, that's a first step in being part of making the world a better place.

Let us leave a spare place at our table: a place for those who lack the basics, who are alone.

When people wear our Bolivian knits and see who knitted them, they are excited because they know they are supporting this women's cause in Bolivia. And it shows you that we are all connected. It's not a machine making your clothes in a black hole somewhere. There is a human being behind it, and a community there.

If you grow yourself to become a successful person, in strength of character and mind, you will naturally be successful in anything and everything you do.

Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic

We are at our finest when we take care of each other.

Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.

Our society needs to re-establish a culture of caring.

I resolve to be more patient, less selfish, cherish my friends, and in my small way help whoever needs help. I cannot conceivably influence the world's destiny, but I can make my own life more worthwhile. I can give some help to some people; that is not vital to all the world's problems and yet, I think if everyone did just that, we might see quite a world in our time!

The only justification for looking down on anyone is that you're going to stop and pick them up.