Ian Somerhalder Quotes

What I strive for is that everywhere I go, I leave a positive impact.

To leave the world a little better than you found it. That's the best a man can ever do.

When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.

I want the world to be better because I was here.

For me, the difference between an 'ordinary' and an 'extraordinary' person is not the title that person might have, but what they do to make the world a better place for us all.

I want to cause a change with my life, make the world a little better.

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

I'm hoping to make the kind of difference in my lifetime that allows me to be remembered positively.

Believe in yourselves. Believe in your capacity to do some good in this world. God sent us here for a purpose, and that was to improve the world in which we live. The wonderful thing is that we can do it.

If you can be your own force of nature and have a positive heart, then you can actually do something good in the world.

Just try to make the world a better place for your having been here.

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

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

Like many young people, I believe I have potential to make a positive impact in the world.

I want to do what I love, which is act, and hopefully through that, leave a positive impact somehow, someway, with somebody.

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.

I think the end goal, hopefully, is to take advantage of the attention I've gotten along the way and use it for good and build some communities, and as I get older I can continue to do things and be surrounded by things that are inspirational to me.

Success is more than doing very well for a few. Success is doing right for many.

It takes but one good deed to tip the balance in humankind’s favor.

I go where the good work is being done.

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.

I want to help people and change the world.

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.

I care about how many people's lives I've positively impacted. That's the unit of measurement I measure myself by.

We've always tried to convey these strong messages of strength and power and doing good in the world and, at the same time, to not be afraid to look at the difficulties that we experience.