Sheila Heti Quotes

At the end of the day the question comes, what are you doing for the world? You have to try to do something that's going to add something positive.

I'm just an actor, but if the extra part of it is that I'm helping people or people are being helped by the virtue of what we're doing, then that's just a really nice added extra.

I was always brought up that if you can make a difference, you should, and if you don't it's a waste. So we'll see if I can make a difference.

Whatever I do, I want to impact people's lives in a positive way.

I know everything that I do is going to be more powerful and touch more people in a positive way than if I go out there and cause havoc.

I've never worked for the sake of working. There's probably enough crap out there for me not to add to it.

What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work I do.

It seems to me every one of us is doing something meaningful for this world.

In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.

Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.

If I can help one person in this world, then it's enough, and I've done my job.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

I want my life to effect the balance to the positive.

I believe in having an impact in doing things.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

There's nothing better than seeing people you know being able to work and support their families. Knowing you have a little hand in it? Now, that really makes you feel good.

If you can make a movie, make one. If you can sing a song, sing it. If you can write a play, write it. If you want to run for office, run. But do something to make this world a better place.

If I have a name out there from this thing called 'American Idol,' I don't understand why anyone wouldn't use it for good. That's the way the world should work.

If I've helped one person, I feel really great, but I hear from people daily.

If they want to write about me in a good way, they should write how I do things that are useful.

What I keep going back to, and what keeps me going, is trying to do good in whatever little spot of the world we can influence, no matter how small.

Just like so many other people out there, I don't want to sit on the sidelines, I want to do the most that I can to help.

I wanted to be a positive force in the world.

That's what it's all about at the end of the day. What can you do? What difference can you make in the world?

I feel like sometimes I'm in a position to really do some good, so I try to do that.