Henri Nouwen Quotes

You don't have to make the headlines to make a difference.

I suppose the important thing is to make some sort of difference.

When I decided to be a musician I was hoping that it would be one of my contributions in having a positive impact on the world. That's always what I wanted to do.

What is important - what I consider success - is that we make a contribution to our world.

Make a difference no matter what role you play

I'll be happy if the last thing they say about me after I die is that I made a difference.

I could make a difference.

When I leave this world, I don't want to leave just having a well-known name but having made a difference.

At the end of my life, I just want to make sure I made a big difference in this world.

When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you made a difference.

Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.

There's always an opportunity to make a difference

I just hope to make a difference.

Oh, it makes a difference, I thought. And if it doesn't make a difference you will make it make a difference.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.

It's nice to know you're working on something that will mean something to kids.

If you want to be immortal, do something useful in your lifetime.

I am trying to change the world.

Your legacy makes a difference.

I care about how many people's lives I've positively impacted. That's the unit of measurement I measure myself by.

Even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference.

Time flies when you're changing the world.

I just want to do something that I feel makes a difference.