Volunteer Quotes - Page 22

• An all-volunteer army is best suited to fight the new wars of the 21st century.

  George W. Bush

  War, Fighting, Army

  The debate between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry at Washington University, www.cnn.com. October 9, 2004.

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• It's important to know that the vast majority of people who were excited in 2008 are still really enthusiastic. We've got more volunteers now than ever, and they're engaged, they're motivated, they're not paying attention to the ups and downs of polls or Washington.

  Barack Obama

  People, Important, Attention

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• A picture is what it is and I've never noticed that it helps to talk about them, or answer specific questions about them, much less volunteer information in words. It wouldn't make any sense to explain them. Kind of diminishes them. People always want to know when something was taken, where it was taken, and, God knows, why it was taken. It gets really ridiculous. I mean, they're right there, whatever they are.

  William Eggleston

  Taken, Mean, People

  "Out of the ordinary" by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. July 24, 2004.

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• Without volunteers, we'd be a nation without a soul.

  Rosalynn Carter

  Soul, Nations

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• Most people won't have opportunity to do full-time service, but those lucky enough to have monetary wealth or some spare time really can make an enormous difference. As someone who's now in the public sector, and is seeing up-close-and-personal the real impact of what we do and what we give, I can tell you: every dollar and every volunteer help, in more ways than you can count.

  Michael Bloomberg

  Real, Opportunity, Differences

  Michael Bloomberg's Slate 60 Dinner Keynote Address At William J. Clinton Presidential Library In Little Rock, Arkansas, www1.nyc.gov. November 12, 2006.

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• The work-life balance is a harsh reality for so many women, who are forced every day to make impossible choices. Do they take their kids to the doctor...and risk getting fired? Do they work weekends so they can afford to send their kids to better childcare...even though it means even less time with their families? Do they take another shift at work, so they can pay for piano lessons for their kids...even though it means they have to stop volunteering for the PTA? It just shouldn't be this difficult to raise healthy families.

  Michelle Obama

  Mean, Kids, Weekend

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• If your goal is to make the world a better place, one thing you can do is pick a specific challenge that you really care about. Then, learn as much as you can about it and try to volunteer your time to help an organization that is working in this area. While you're doing that, look for creative new ways to use technology to tackle parts of the problem that you come in contact with.

  Bill Gates

  Technology, Organization, Goal

  "A Philanthropist, Technology Pioneer, and Multi-Billionaire". Interview with Olivia Pineda, mag.amazing-kids.org. 2010.

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• I was elected a Captain of Volunteers--a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Captains, Pleasure, Autobiography

  Abraham Lincoln, Mario Matthew Cuomo, G. S. Boritt (2004). “Lincoln on Democracy”, p.50, Fordham Univ Press

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• I will get things done for America.... Faced with apathy, I will take action. Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground.... Faced with adversity, I will persevere. I will carry this commitment with me this year. I am an Americorps volunteer.

  William J. Clinton

  Adversity, Commitment, Years

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• Israel is in the midst of a difficult military and diplomatic campaign against terrorists. An organisation that works to prove allegations that Israel is committing war crimes should be so good as to do so with its own resources and not with civilian national service volunteers and state funds.

  Uri Orbach

  Military, War, Israel

  "Israel bans national service with rights group B'Tselem in Gaza row" by Orlando Crowcroft, www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2014.

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• I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that had never been talked about before. And that is the biggest promoter of democracy you could possibly have.

  Jehane Noujaim

  Issues, People, Democracy

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• There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt.

  Jehane Noujaim

  Egypt, Community, Cairo

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• Active nonviolence of the brave puts to flight thieves, dacoits, murderers, and prepares an army of volunteers ready to sacrifice themselves in quelling riots, in extinguishing fires and feuds, and so on.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Army, Sacrifice, Fire

  Mahatma Gandhi (1976). “Collected Works”

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• I think that's an obligation you have, to give back no matter what happens. It actually ends up being easier when you're young than when you become successful. Suddenly you realize you've gone into a whole other realm of philanthropy, from just being a volunteer to being this person that dedicates buildings and saves lots of children in some faraway place.

  George Lucas

  Children, Successful, Thinking

  "Cinematic Phenomenon". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 19, 1999.

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• Writing is the main gig and teaching and performing are sidelines, an excuse for not writing more. Working on a novel and on an opera make me seriously want to retire and find a volunteer job as a docent at the zoo explaining to schoolchildren where frogs go in the winter.

  Garrison Keillor

  Jobs, Zoos, Teaching

  Source: jonathanlowe.wordpress.com

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• I always begin with a source of inspiration that comes from nature. The story comes from my research, volunteering, and meeting the people involved in that story world. I am an intuitive writer and an image, sound, experience can all inspire a scene or a plot twist!

  Mary Alice Monroe

  Inspiration, People, Inspire

  Source: www.maryannhenry.com

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• If you are a local church or non-profit, you live and die with volunteers.

  Andy Stanley

  Leadership, Christian, Church

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• The more you expect from a volunteer the more you get.

  Andy Stanley

  Leadership, Christian, Church

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• We ask our volunteers, "Do you work here?" They say, "Not yet."

  Andy Stanley

  Leadership, Christian, Church

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• Two primary ways to keep volunteers motivated - Food and T-shirts.

  Andy Stanley

  Leadership, Christian, Two

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• In a volunteer organization there has to be time for community.

  Andy Stanley

  Leadership, Christian, Organization

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• In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.

  Dorothy Dix

  Inspirational, Women, Adventure

  "Letters from New York: Second Series, Volume 1". Book by Lydia Maria Child ("Letter 31" (31 December 1844), p. 284), 1845.

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• First, there's the job - where the goal is simply to earn a living and support your family. Then there's the career - where you trace your progress through various appointments and achievements. Finally, there's the calling - the ideal blend of activity and character that makes work inseparable from life.

  Robert Bella

  Jobs, Character, Careers

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• My husband is the mayor. He has a lot of advisors. He has many advisors. Trust me. I'm not always the last one to state my opinion to him. And he does not always take my opinion. I think it's totally fair for any - in any couple, we just assume that people are speaking to their spouse. This is no different. In this day and age, I think we're going to see more couples like us. You know, couples who work together. I'm a volunteer, but I take this work very seriously and I want to help my husband in any way I can.

  Chirlane McCray

  Couple, Husband, Thinking

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• You know, 1% of us is in the armed forces, protecting the other 99, and they're all volunteers.

  Benjamin Walker

  Force, Knows, Armed Forces Day

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