Toni Morrison Quotes

You live longer and happier if you think of and do something for others.

Every day, Iowans step up and make a difference together through volunteerism.

He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he who forgets himself in the service of others grows and blossoms.

It helps me when I help people.

True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

Some of our finest work comes through service to others.

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

I only wanted to help my people.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.

Americans also don't need to be taught how to give. We don't need to be taught how to take care of each other or how to be charitable.

We are here to help others; what the others are here for, I have no idea.

All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.

Every day, people serve their neighbors and our nation in many different ways, from helping a child learn and easing the loneliness of those without a family to defending our freedom overseas. It is in this spirit of dedication to others and to our country that I believe service should be broadly and deeply encouraged.

The most important thing is you have to want to do something for somebody other than yourself.

The motto of my Jesuit high school was 'Men for others.' I've tried to live that creed.

Life is short. Help more people.

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 want to experience joy in your life, you have to be able to step outside yourself and become part of a cause that is much larger than you; one that brings a greater good to a greater community.

One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

I think the main thing is to find something you care about. A cause. I think it starts with others. Who do you look up to? Who do you want to help? Start in your own community.

I want to do something to help people.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation.