Joy Mangano Quotes

I believe giving back is one of the greatest life lessons we can teach our children: that the world isn't all about them and that, through our actions, people will really discover what kind of a person we truly are.

In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can.

I run a bunch of charities and I say this line to people: 'I am somebody who has always been helped.' A little thing like that can make people believe it.

I have no responsibilities but to make people's lives better.

To do something for other people when they need it most just feels good.

Somebody asked what I wanted on my gravestone. I'm just going to put: 'Glad I Could Help.'

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

'Pay it forward' has become a hackneyed concept, but I truly believe in it, and it gives me huge satisfaction to be able to help writers in a measurable way.

To have a meaningful life, you have to be of service …

Every day we're here is an opportunity to do what we can to make the world right, to help someone close or far from us, to not get so hung up on what we can't do, and remember what we can.

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

All we can do is just think about what we can put into the world - not really kind of what we can get out of it.

We feel like if we can give back, that's what we are called to do. So we've been fortunate to do a lot of really cool things and touch a lot of people's lives.

I do things - whether it's donations or events for good causes or giving back to my community - for the right reason: because I want to. Because it's the best thing to do. I wanna help someone else out. As far as all the attention for it, that's cool if I get it, but I'm not doing it for that reason. Stuff like that doesn't really phase me.

I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.

I am a firm believer that you can make a difference in someone's life - whether they're thousands of miles away, or on your own block.

I just feel that I'm compelled; that I have a responsibility to give back to those less fortunate.

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don't have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn't matter as much as how you do what you 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.

Everyone has an hour in their day to go and do something for somebody else; I don't care how busy they are.

People really want to do something good. You just have to show them where it is.

I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.

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

Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture, not just our little selves.