James William Middleton Quotes

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

Now, I look at where I am now and I know what I wanna to do. What I would like to be able to do is to spend whatever time I have left and to give, and maybe some hope to others.

I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life.

To be in the privileged position where I am able to give something back is, for me, perhaps the single most important measure of success.

Giving is a universal opportunity. Regardless of your age, profession, religion, income bracket, and background, you have the capacity to create change.

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.

One of the best lessons I learned early is that not everything in life is about you. It is about service. If you want trips and excessive gifts, then don't get into public service.

I'm not the biggest star in the world, but I do have a platform, and if I can use that platform to help somebody else, why wouldn't I?

You have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact on the lives of the people with whom you work and live. Make the most of it.

I had the opportunity to go into the hospitals and talk to kids and see a kid and make him smile. Why? Because I'm a special person? No. It had nothing to do with that. It has everything to do with me being the quarterback at the University of Florida. And to not take advantage of that is a shame.

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.

You can have an impact anywhere you are.

I love creating opportunities for people. I think it's my orphan mentality.

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.

Obviously, I don't like to use my new celebrity status as a way to get first class service at a restaurant. For me, it's just more special to use it for good.

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.

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

I have been given such a wonderful opportunity, and I want to share that with people. If I can share that with kids in hospital, then that seems like the right thing to do.

I have such an extraordinary platform where I am able to help people. To me, that's the number one priority.

I went from living in a house with five guys in Palo Alto, and living off their leftovers, to all of a sudden having all kinds of resources. And I wanted to figure out how I could take the blessing of these resources and share it with the world.

The money I have earned has given me the opportunity to give back to the people who do not have the same opportunities as me.

I am privileged to be a part of 'Tere Bin.'

Putting a smile on kids, putting a smile on families' faces, changing people's lives with your so-called status and celebrity with your so-called impact, that's reality.

It doesn't have to take a Portland Trail Blazer or a professional basketball player to do good things in the community. You can work at a bank or work at a 7-Eleven.

The tremendous honor of playing on the world stage is even more rewarding when I am able to use my accomplishments to help others.