Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain love for one another.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
Service to a just cause rewards the worker with more real happiness and satisfaction than any other venture of life.
To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
I am only one, But still I am one.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
Love cannot remain by itself - it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action and that action is service.
I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less fortunate; and that service is the rent each of us pays for living - the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time or after you have reached your personal goals.
No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.
If you ever need a helping hand, it is at the end of your arm. As you get older you must remember you have a second hand. The first one is to help yourself. The second hand is to help others.
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something
Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
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