Lamman Rucker Quotes

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

The great happiness in life is not to donate but to serve.

I profoundly feel that the art of living is the art of giving. You're fulfilled in the moment of giving, of doing something beyond yourself.

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.

It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.

As long as God lets me live, I want to do things that make a difference in the world besides play music.

I don't really care how I am remembered as long as I bring happiness and joy to people.

If it awakens in us as a whole how important that is - the theme of how conquest and ambition are meaningless without contribution - I think then as a society we're in better shape. I hope people are inspired to be the best.

When you have so many things, and you have no idea why, you think, 'Maybe I'm supposed to do things for other people.'

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

To have a meaningful life, you have to be of service …

America has become an exceptional nation not because of what we have taken, but because of what we have given.

Measure yourself and your success by what you give to others, not what you receive in return.

Find something bigger than yourself and pour every ounce of who you are into it. If that's your family, be the best father on Earth. If you are a cop, firefighter, or a trash man, be the best.

You have got to give. There is no other reason to be on the planet.

I'm here on this planet to live in service to humanity.

If you devote yourself to more than yourself ... you will have more than yourself to show for yourself.

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.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

When we grow old, there can only be one regret - not to have given enough of ourselves.