Mary Augusta Ward Quotes

My life is a contribution.

I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference.

I want to do stories that inspire people.

That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched.

We tell ourselves stories in order to live.

My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy.

When kids want a picture or autograph, you reflect later on and realize you did something good. Then you see them come back five years later, they're all grown up, have their own lives and they tell you how much you inspired them. You're like, 'Whoa.'

I'm hoping to make the kind of difference in my lifetime that allows me to be remembered positively.

Meeting kids who feel inspired by my story, it means so much to me.

Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.

If I only had 24 hours to live, I'd most likely spend it letting people know I loved them, and trying to make things right with whoever things were wrong with. One thing about life, man, once you're gone, the only true impact you have is on the lives you affected positively, no matter how many hit songs or movies you had.

Meadowlark inspired me to play for a long time. I thought, 'If he could do it, I can do it.' The legacy that Meadowlark leaves is something that every child and adult can benefit from.

When I first became "controversial" and the fanbase became divided it was backwards! Because normally in our industry, when you hear a certain noise, you become a bad guy. My job wasn't to do that, which was a bit of wandering into no man's land. At the WWE, it's our job to tell stories. I'm one of the few characters who can be in the WWE and can then take that experience and spin it out to real-life lessons. When you can clock into work and make a difference in someone else's life, that's a good way to make a living.

It's about the journey--mine and yours--and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better.

I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.

I want the world to be better because I was here. I want my life, I want my work, my family, I want it to mean something and if you are not making someone else's life better then you are wasting your time.

It's a terrible thing that your life turns into a good story.

Recreate the world in your own image and make it better for your having been here.

I've never had the right words to describe my life, and now that I've entered my story, I need them more than ever.

People will summarize your life in one sentence - Pick it now.

We have to trust that our stories deserve to be told. We may discover that the better we tell our stories the better we will want to live them.

When I retire, I want to step away on a positive note. What you put out into the world comes back to you. You actually change the world with what you do. I want to put some good in the world.

That's a lovely idea, Diana,' said Anne enthusiastically. 'Living so that you beautify your name, even if it wasn't beautiful to begin with…making it stand in people's thoughts for something so lovely and pleasant that they never think of it by itself. Thank you, Diana.

I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.

Share your story with someone. You never know how one sentence of your life story could inspire someone to rewrite their own.