Neal A. Maxwell Quotes

As my parents taught me, by both words and deeds, a life of public services is as much a gift to the person who serves as it is to those he's serving.

Altruism is innate, but it's not instinctual. Everybody's wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped.

Those of us who are blessed, we owe it to our fellow citizens and folks who we are around to do something special for them.

Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture, not just our little selves.

The idea of community and helping others has always been a part of who I am. Growing up, my parents always made sure that my siblings and I were doing our part to serve our local community.

We didn't grow up overly religious, but there was an understanding that you had a duty as a citizen to help your fellow man.

I've always had a passion for giving back. It's a family tradition that comes from my devout parents. They were always giving back and serving the community. So when I became fortunate enough and blessed to play the game of basketball, I was also fortunate enough to follow in my parents' footsteps and give back like the way they did.

On Christmas morning, before we could open our Christmas presents, we would go to this stranger's home and bring them presents. I remember helping clean the house up and putting up a tree. My father believed that you have a responsibility to look after everyone else.

Every child should be taught to be a caring adult and be given an opportunity to serve their communities.

Service is that which is done for love's sake for another. It is not true service which is paid with wages

The end of all education should surely be service to others

I think if I have learned one thing from all of my family members, both sides of it - my mom's side, my dad's side and everyone else - it's that every one of us has a responsibility to do what we can to contribute back and make our communities and our country a better place.

I devoted myself to the task of welfare of my countrymen - not as a ruler but as a servant.

Why is it so important for you to give back? I honestly feel like it's our responsibility as citizens of the world to ground ourselves in selflessness and all do our part.

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.

I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And that's been a part of me for as long as I can remember.

Ranjith is a great human being who cares for his community and his people a lot.

I grew up in a family that was committed to service, to reaching out and helping others. That's what inspired me to work in public service.

Giving back has definitely kept me grounded. Stepping outside of yourself to serve a group or community of people who are in need in some facet has a way of doing that. I don't ever want to grow to a place where giving back becomes a foreign concept.

… The most worthy calling in life is that in which man can serve best his fellow man. … The noblest aim in life is to strive to live to make other lives better and happier.

Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion.

As Christians, we're asked to give. In my sport, if someone needs equipment or help with something, regardless of who they are as a competitor, I'm called to help them for a higher purpose. So it definitely affects everything I do. It's not easy. It's very hard to love everyone.

Philanthropy is the market for love. It is the market for all those people for whom there is no other market coming.

You don't have to be one of the Elders. You don't have to be well known. You just have to be determined to care about people. That's all it takes.