Making A Difference Quotes

Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Making A Difference Quotes from famous authors such as Matthew Lewis, Taylor Hicks, Chelsea Manning, Paolo Nutini, Angela Davis. Let’s look at these pieces of wisdom. We definitely have something to learn from them!

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As an actor, you always want to feel like what you’re doing is making a difference to the story.
Matthew Lewis
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Winning ‘American Idol’ gives the opportunity to really help make a change to a lot of lives, and making a difference has given me the greatest satisfaction and joy.
Taylor Hicks
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There is a difference between a consumer – who passively receives the information that they are spoon fed – and a citizen – who engages with society, asks questions, does research, and works towards making a difference in their neighborhood, city, and country.
Chelsea Manning
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It’s not about someone making a difference on their own; it’s about everybody pulling together to make a difference.
Paolo Nutini
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But at the same time you can’t assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life.
Angela Davis
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A lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.
Mark Zuckerberg
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I started out real young as a tight end, but I was never getting the football. I knew when I played basketball, I loved to have control of the ball. When I played baseball, I was a pitcher. I always wanted to be the guy throwing the passes and making a difference, I guess.
Jim Kelly
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I’ve got friends who are nurses and teachers. They’re making a difference. I’m like, ‘Sorry I’m so stressed – I’m working on a character and my wig hasn’t arrived.’
Natasia Demetriou
9
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.
Evan Bayh
10
I want to be remembered as someone who put India on the scientific map of the world in terms of large innovation. I want to be remembered for making a difference to global healthcare. And I want to be remembered as someone who did make a difference to social economic development in India.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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If there was a time when ‘The Ecologist’ appeared not to be making a difference at all, not doing something useful, I wouldn’t do ‘The Ecologist,’ but I think it is useful.
Zac Goldsmith
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I was recently asked about the business side of ‘Biggest Loser,’ but as long as we entertain people, we can keep coming back and making a difference. It’s a delicate balance, but one feeds off the other. I feel so good about the show – it’s uplifting and inspiring and entertaining at the same time.
Alison Sweeney
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In a cornball way, I think being a celebrity is about making a difference, too.
David Hasselhoff
14
I have a passion for helping others and making a difference in the world. I take life one day at a time and make the best of it every chance that I get.
Lizzie Velasquez
15
Music is a very strong force when it comes to making a difference, as well as entertaining, soothing, and encouraging.
Philip Bailey
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I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world.
Misha Collins
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I love making a difference, and doing it quickly.
Greg Brenneman
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I hope telling stories though ‘Making a Difference’ – as in my academic work and nonprofit work – will help me to live my grandmother’s adage of ‘Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you.’
Chelsea Clinton
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You have to embrace the people that love you because you’re making a difference in people’s lives, and you’re making them feel something with your music. That, I think, is the biggest key: to stay grounded and focused and stay true to who you are as a person.
Caleb Johnson
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It can’t be articulated enough, that feminism means the desire to have equality between men and women. I believe that, and I act on those beliefs by going to marches and making a difference where I can.
Maya Hawke
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Being a working mom, you want to make a difference in our schools, which is making a difference in our children and ultimately it’s making a difference in our community.
Kimora Lee Simmons
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If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you’re active in your community, there’s nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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I tried to be really nice and like the things other people liked and do the things other people were supposed to do, and what you find out is that they’re going to bully you anyway. And I thought, ‘You know what? If I’m going to get bullied anyway, I might as well get bullied for making a difference in the world.’
Kameron Hurley
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I have spent my career making a difference with underperforming assets.
Michael Heisley
25
I am very proud that Accenture is among corporate champions to be honored by the Women’s Forum of New York for our mutual commitment to making a difference.
Pierre Nanterme
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People have to understand that unless social enterprise is experimental, it will not succeed in making a difference.
Jacqueline Novogratz
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This is basketball. It’s All-Star and all that stuff. That’s not what it’s really about. It’s about making a difference and impacting the kids and helping people in need. That’s what it’s about.
Rudy Gobert
28
I’m passionate about making a difference in increasing the quality of life and survivorship for all affected by lung cancer, having lost my mother and grandmother to this terrible disease.
Lynne Doughtie
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For me, leadership is making a difference. It’s using your agency to bring about change.
Melanne Verveer
30
Businesses should encourage all their staff to come up with ideas, not be afraid to make suggestions, and then to act on those suggestions. There is nothing worse than going to a job every day were you feel like you are not making a difference to either the place you work or the world you live in.
Holly Branson
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I love being able to perform in front of people. I like potentially making a difference in somebody’s day or somebody’s life.
Carrie Underwood
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I think I’m making a difference for a lot of young singers.
Marilyn Horne
33
It’s been ingrained in me, from my parents and others, this idea of making a difference in the world.
Lawrence Bender
34
Putting forward your positive energy connects you back to basic human values which we all share. Good Deeds Day shows that no matter the size of the gesture, a smile that brightens someone else’s day or volunteering in your community, we can all take active part in making a difference.
Shari Arison
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I want the kids that think the Kardashians are amazing to think that going out there and actually making a difference in your world is just as amazing.
Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
36
While it can be overwhelming to realize how many problems there are to solve in the world, it’s always inspiring to see so many talented people willing to spend their time and energy in hopes of making a difference.
Joe Lonsdale
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I don’t see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it’s not making a difference.
Rodney King
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When you’re someone who cares about making a difference in the world, and you have resources to do that, you have literally hundreds of choices you could make about how to do that.
J. B. Pritzker
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I feel like I’m making a difference. I feel like putting out a message for young girls to follow your dreams and just work at what you want to do and be yourself.
Willow Smith
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Through their ‘Making a Difference’ franchise, I am excited to work with NBC News to continue to highlight stories of organizations and individuals who make their communities and our world healthier, more just and more humane.
Chelsea Clinton
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I’m cashing in on the excitement of making a difference in the world.
David Steward
42
To me, that’s how I want to define my career, is making a difference in big games.
P.K. Subban
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Every time you say ‘I don’t want to hear it’ when someone is going to tell an ethnic joke, or every time you help somebody cross the street or put money in the bucket in your place of worship, you’re making a difference.
Kerry Kennedy
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Although AmeriCorps is making a difference among its participants and the people they serve, we must address homelessness and the need for job training among our veterans.
Cliff Stearns
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Millennials tend to appreciate regular feedback because they want to feel that their work matters and that they are making a difference in the workplace. As the youngest generation at most organizations, they also tend to be hungry for growth and development opportunities.
Kathryn Minshew