Volunteer Quotes - Page 19

• Dark clouds outside are no match to the bright smiles of volunteers at the GK relief center. Hope shines brightest in darkness. Miracles of solidarity can help a nation walk on water.

  Tony Meloto

  Dark, Clouds, Water

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• If CEOs insist that middle class Americans compete with cheap foreign labor, why not outsource the jobs of CEOs? If business is all about cost, they should be the first to volunteer.

  Lou Dobbs

  Jobs, Class, Cost

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• History must judge John F. Kennedy not only by what he was able to accomplish in a thousand days, but also by what he inspired all of us to volunteer to do for our country.

  T. M. Scanlon

  Country, Judging, Politics

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• There are 6.6 billion people on the planet today. With organic farming we could only feed four billion of them. Which two billion would volunteer to die?

  Norman Borlaug

  Two, People, Four

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• Block Watch, Crime Watch, we have hundreds of thousands of Americans, every day and night, risking their lives, going out for no pay as volunteers, protecting Americans like all of you and not asking anything in return. And the other day I'm speaking in a high school in New Jersey and the youngsters go, oh, you're just like Zimmerman.

  Curtis Sliwa

  Block, School, Night

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• My wife and I volunteer for the Guide Dog Foundation, and we have two giant labs.

  Yul Vazquez

  Dog, Two, Wife

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• The world is full of what seem like intractable problems. Often we let that paralyze us. Instead, let is spur you to action. There are some people in the world that we can't help, but there are so many more that we can. So when you see a mother and her children suffering in another part of the world, don't look away. Look right at them. Let them break your heart, then let your empathy and your talents help you make a difference in the lives of others. Whether you volunteer every week or just a few times a year, your time and unique skills are invaluable.

  Melinda Gates

  Mother, Children, Heart

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• We applaud Congress for extending equitable abortion coverage to female Peace Corps volunteers.

  Cecile Richards

  Abortion, Female, Congress

  "Peace Corps Volunteers to Finally Receive Same Abortion Coverage as Federal Employees" by Caitlin Moscatello, www.glamour.com. December 15, 2014.

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• Exercise your purchasing power as a consumer, volunteer and bring joy to those in need, and share your experiences, tell your stories, and inspire others along the way.

  Blake Mycoskie

  Exercise, Joy, Inspire

  "Fulfilling My Life’s Mission Through the TOMS Shoes Movement" by Blake Mycoskie, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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• What is my personal strategy for the next 10 hours? Who can I talk with or what can I volunteer for to learn something new?

  Tom Peters

  Next, Strategy, Hours

  Tom Peters Daily / Weekly Quote (from tompeters.com), February 4, 2013.

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• I live to inspire girls, volunteers, Girl Scout staff and alumni

  Anna Maria Chavez

  Girl, Inspire, Staff

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• Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers. You can buy a person's hand, but you can't buy his heart; his heart is where his enthusiasm is. You can buy his back, but you can't buy his brain. That's where his creativity is. Treat employees as volunteers just as you treat customers as volunteers, because that's what they are. They volunteer the best parts - their hearts and minds.

  Stephen Covey

  Heart, Creativity, Hands

  Stephen R. Covey (2004). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

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• Richard Nixon was a very intelligent and able man. And he had the right ideas. But he did not have the adherence to principles that [Ronald] Reagan had. He did some very good things. We owe to Richard Nixon the volunteer army - he got rid of the draft. And that was a major increase in freedom.

  Milton Friedman

  Army, Intelligent, Men

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• I never volunteer to talk about god or religion, but people feel compelled to talk about it.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  People, Feels, Compelled

  "Why Revive ‘Cosmos?’ Neil DeGrasse Tyson Says Just About Everything We Know Has Changed". Interview With David Freeman, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 4, 2014.

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• Services like Google and Facebook only exist because of the social acceptance of a mass amount of distributed volunteer labor from tons and tons of people.

  Jaron Lanier

  Acceptance, People, Google

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• The young nobles, of whom there were many, were volunteers, who had paid their own expenses in expectation of a golden harvest, and they chafed in impatience and disgust. The religious element in the colony-unlike the former Huguenot emigration to Brazil--was evidently subordinate. The adventurers thought more of their fortunes than of their faith.

  Francis Parkman

  Religious, Expectations, Elements

  Francis Parkman (1871). “Pioneers of France in the New World”, p.60

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• Everything in this world can volunteer some reply, what takes up time is posing the questions.

  Jose Saramago

  World, Posing, This World

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• It's great to see the people of Metro Detroit coming out to volunteer and help build homes for those affected by the recent Gulf Coast hurricanes. With all the Super Bowl excitement, it's nice for people to participate in an event that will make such a significant impact in people's lives while also being a part of the Super Bowl festivities.

  David Daniels

  Nice, Home, Impact

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• We had a very good number of mayors participate this year. All the mayors rode out with regular volunteers as well as members of our advisory council and our board members.

  Amy Jackson

  Years, Numbers, Boards

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• Volunteering is a window into the passions of the soul.

  Patrick Dixon

  Passion, Soul, Window

  Patrick Dixon (2005). “Building a Better Business: The Key to Future Marketing, Management and Motivation”, p.247, Profile Books

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• There's something profoundly liberating about giving, yet we don't do it often enough. It begs the question: why not? For some of us, our demanding schedules overtake our time to volunteer. For others, our fear of economic instability manifests a mindset dominated by pernicious lies like, "You can't afford to give" and "If you give, you won't have enough". However, truth of the matter is we simply cannot afford to not give back!

  Jen Lilley

  Lying, Giving, Why Not

  "Count Your Blessings and Watch them Multiply" by Jen Lilley, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• We should have an army so organized and so officered as to be capable in time of emergency, in cooperation with the National Militia, and under the provision of a proper national volunteer law, rapidly to expand into a force sufficient to resist all probable invasion from abroad and to furnish a respectable expeditionary force if necessary in the maintenance of our traditional American policy which bears the name of President Monroe.

  William Howard Taft

  Army, Should Have, Law

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• Pentagon records show that at least 8,000 members of the all-volunteer U.S. Army have deserted since the Iraq war began. Hey, at least somebody has an exit strategy.

  Tina Fey

  War, Army, Iraq

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• Volunteering is so pervasive it's invisible. We take for granted all the things that have been pioneered by concerned, active volunteers.

  Susan J. Ellis

  Helping Others, Invisible, Granted

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• Which is more subversive-and corrosive-to believe in altruism or to see it simply as a cloak of self interest? Even if altruism did not exist, it would be necessary to believe in it. Pessimists in power are prone to despotism.

  Frank Prochaska

  Believe, Self, Would Be

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