Contribution To Society Quotes

Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development.

In doing that which we most enjoy, we will probably make our most significant contribution to society, and the contribution we make to society determines our rewards.

The creation of a more peaceful and happier society has to begin from the level of the individual, and from there it can expand to one’s family, to one’s neighborhood, to one’s community and so on.

As long as outmoded ways of thinking prevent women from making a meaningful contribution to society, progress will be slow. As long as the nation refuses to acknowledge the equal role of more than half of itself, it is doomed to failure.

Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.

Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave ’em all over everything you do

The wise person doesn’t ask, “What have I achieved?” but rather, “What have I contributed?”

I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.

In Plains, I saw Jimmy Carter as he really is – a nice, decent man… in terms of compassionate contribution to society, he certainly has proven to be our best past president.

I tend to look at potential investments from the standpoint of whether it is a valuable contribution to society.

Go out into the world and do good until there is too much good in the world.

Corporations are economic entities, to be sure, but they are also social institutions that must justify their existence by their overall contribution to society.

Be involved; be informed. Make meaningful contributions to society through service and involvement.

As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.

I think cable has been under-appreciated for its contribution to society.

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations.

Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. [Tennis] was purely selfish; that was for me.