Thomas S. Monson Quotes

If i can do just one tenth of the good Michael Jackson did for others, i can really make a difference in this world

What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true.

In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.

Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our best and that we're influencing others for the good.

Celebrity means that I can affect people in a positive way.

You can have an impact anywhere you are.

I believe I have a personal responsibility to make a positive impact on society.

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.

Women have always been a good influence on me.

I hope I work effectively, but I never feel I have exhausted what I should be doing... I believe we have a responsibility to be a good influence on others.

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.

The thing that drives people more often than not is they genuinely feel that they can make a difference. So that means there are nice people in politics.

One person of integrity can make a difference.

I don't think I had a bad influence on anybody. I made people feel better about themselves.

Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you

I suppose the important thing is to make some sort of difference,’ she siad. ‘You know, actually change something.’ ‘What, like “change the world”, you mean?’ ‘Not the whole entire world. Just the little bit around you.

You may sometimes be tempted to say, ‘Will my influence make any difference? I am just one. Will my service affect the work that dramatically?’ I testify to you that it will. You will never be able to measure your influence for good.

I'm happy to have been a positive influence.

We ought always to try to influence others for good.

It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable, honest-hearted duty-doing man flies out into the world, but it is very possible to know how it has touched one's self in going by.

You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others.

There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world - no matter how large or small our circle of influence.

Leaders are less interested in their position and more interested in their positive impact on others.

Kindness effects more than severity.

I get a lot of people who will either write to me or come up in public and say, "My daughter, son, family, or I, etc. look up to you."