Ilhan Omar Quotes

Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero?

Coming from a family of preachers, the idea of giving back has been part of my life as long as I can remember.

I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home in South Africa. My father is a very caring and generous individual.

I'm in the lucky position that I can help a huge amount of people. It's a great privilege and freedom to have.

It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense of purpose.

On a personal note I want to gain more confidence and give back in any way I can.

I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.

In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.

You've got to give something back. You can't just sit there.

I work as if I were going to be the next person to need a respirator. I share in the benefits I bestow on others, and my work has enriched my life.

What I was raised with in terms of a call to service was just a sense that I was lucky.

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 don't think I necessarily try to help women; I just try to help people.

It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, "I'm earning enough to support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good father, husband, churchgoer." That's all very well. But you must do something more. Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man.

With wealth, one is in a position of responsibility. You must try to help others. It is as simple as that.

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

Women need to learn to value themselves. But that has to be inculcated in men as much as women.

Service is what life is all about.

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.

The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others.

When you give as a family, not only are you sharing the happiness that giving brings you by watching it translate into positive change, but you are also transmitting your giving values to your children by engaging them in the giving process itself.

I feel like every woman is a queen, and we should be treated as such, and we should, you know, sort of request that sort of treatment from others.

I try to use the attention that I get to help and to serve, and that's really what I'd see as my work - to serve my community, serve the planet, serve my family. And I think a celebrity is someone who draws the attention on themselves, and then it kind of stops there.

Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.