Brad Wenstrup Quotes

I'm not in public service, nor do I ever plan to be, but I give back in my own way.

I feel that public service is so important and giving back, being a role model and helping people in need is something that I would love to do.

Doing good for the community is something that should be a part of who you are. The more you get, the more you should give back.

I always knew that I would give back. My mother and my father both believe you have to work hard and give back. That's why I was a volunteer firefighter, that's why I worked in a homeless shelter. I always knew I'd give back, elective office or not.

For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

I'm all for doing positive. I've worked in the community. My wife, she's spending her life basically giving back to the community. That's something that we take pretty seriously, man.

I probably do more community service than any other professional golfer.

When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that's what makes a leader.

I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.

The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.

You've got to give something back. You can't just sit there.

Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back.

I want to serve the people.

The idea of community and helping others has always been a part of who I am. Growing up, my parents always made sure that my siblings and I were doing our part to serve our local community.

I try to use the attention that I get to help and to serve, and that's really what I'd see as my work - to serve my community, serve the planet, serve my family. And I think a celebrity is someone who draws the attention on themselves, and then it kind of stops there.

I've always thought of myself as a role model even before being a 'celebrity.' I've always been doing charity work and volunteering in the community since I was 8, so when you do that, I think you just assume that role when you put yourself out there.

After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I really started to think about it later on in life.

In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head.

When I see other people out there, involved, and really giving their time and effort for the kids, then I don't mind giving my time and effort for the kids as well.

Every child should be taught to be a caring adult and be given an opportunity to serve their communities.

I want to do things for the people of this country.

There's a long line of difference makers in my family. I'm following in the footsteps of some really strong men and women who have showed me what it means to give back; it's the greatest way to fulfill yourself.

Public service has allowed me to put values my parents taught me into action.

Everybody, not just stars, should take up the responsibility of giving back to society. It doesn't matter how much you give, but what really matters is if you are willing to give something.

While I've had so many different jobs - I've worked in law, I've worked in government, I've run for office - there's a common theme. The theme for my entire life has been about giving back.