Real Impact Quotes

Twitter fascinates me because it's real. It feels kind of unreal, but it makes very real things happen.

What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.

I think the same way about theatre, you go out there and you are creating a world for a moment that can actually have a real impact on people, present some kind of story that gives you something to think about when you walk away, feeling enriched - if it works out well.

If you really want to make a difference you don't do it via Tweet, via Facebook, via Instagram - you get down, you understand what the facts are and then you offer a path forward.

The fact of the matter is actions speak louder than words.

We can't go out and tell ourselves we've done good if we haven't.

Between being governor and part of the Senate, one of the things I did was I held a chair at the business school at my alma mater, Indiana University. And I'd go to lecture the graduates, and I loved that, answering their questions. It was real; it was tangible, and it was making a difference every day.

I find it really cheap when people talk about an issue just for the sake of talking and are not making any difference to the actual situation.

There's something very real about helping someone one-on-one.

Thoughts and ideas are not phantoms. They are real things. Although intangible and immaterial, they are factors in bringing about changes in the realm of tangible and material things.

I am impressed when I go on the internet and see a lot of young people who've been influenced by the books, or I meet someone who tells me how it has changed their life. To me, that is much more real than sales figures.

I like tackling problems that I can see making an impact on real people and real businesses immediately.

For those of us working in fashion, it is very easy to add your name to a committee list, walk a red carpet and claim to care. But taking tangible, hands-on steps to create change speaks volumes.