Jacqueline Woodson Quotes

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

I just want to do something that I feel makes a difference.

The power you have is to be the best version of yourself you can be, so you can create a better world.

Use the talents God has given you to make the world better for your having been in it.

Be sure that you make a difference in the world.

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.

The point of life was to press on, to do the best you can, to make the world a better place.

Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference.

If living by these sets of morals and principles and wanting to help better my land, better my country, my community, my team, my environment and helping the next person help themselves, if that's considered crazy, then I'm a crazy.

If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.

Yes, well I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as much as I can.

Find a place where you add value to a community.

I've always felt I want to be of service to the world somehow. I haven't yet figured out how to do it, and I may never figure out how to do it.

You realize you can't change the world but it shouldn't stop you from trying.

If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.

We all have a responsibility to volunteer somewhere and I'm lucky that I get the education and get taken to places to see what's out there and see what's happening and to then be a part of it in hopefully an impactful way.

If your life changes, we can change the world, too.

There's no greater gift than thinking that you had some impact on the world, for the better.

I've achieved a certain amount of success and now I'm thinking about the good things I can do.

What's important is to give your ideas to the world if you love the world.

I am a huge believer in giving back and helping out in the community and the world. Think globally, act locally I suppose. I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others.

Take responsibility. Step up and step in. Because at the end of the day, folks, we are our behaviors.

I know, ultimately, I want to help effect change; otherwise, I would look at myself in the mirror every day and think, 'What in the world am I doing with my life?'

I'm not going to change the world. You're not going to change the world. But we can help - we can all help.

From the moment I became an established international cricketer I always had a strong feeling that I should be doing some 'good' while I had that profile, using it to try and make a difference.