Contribution to Society Quotes

You must obey this now for a law, that he that will not work shall not eat (except by sickness he be disabled). For the labors of thirty or forty honest and industrious men shall not be consumed to maintain a hundred and fifty idle loiterers.

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.

I don't think I need to be an apologist for working hard and being a very large taxpayer.

Ask not what you are getting from the world but, rather, what you are giving to the world.

People who sit back and wait for somebody to take care of them are the people that if shown a way, can be useful to our society.

You have to find the intersection of doing something you're passionate about and that, at the same time, is in the service of other people. I would argue if you don't find that intersection, you're not going to be very happy.

Be involved; be informed. Make meaningful contributions to society through service and involvement.

To live is not enough; we must take part.

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

I love what I do. I love to capture the guy. I love to tell the victim 'Don't worry anymore. They're in jail.' And this is my way to heaven. This is my way to contribute to America what I know how to do best, and that's chase down the predator.

The wise person doesn't ask, "What have I achieved?" but rather, "What have I contributed?"

Wealth is what you take from the world; worth is what you give back.

The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.

Each of us has a purpose for living beyond our own survival and pleasure. Every individual is like a thread in a beautiful tapestry with a vital contribution to make, not only to the sustenance of life as we know it, but in the creation and development of more beneficial expressions of life.

I'd rather be useful than rich. It's more essential to feel you're doing something that's worth doing, rather than making a lot of money.

I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great.

A man's whole life is taxed for the least thing well done. It is its net result.

I figured out in my thirties it was about 'what can I contribute'? And what I figured out about that is creating something from scratch, and connecting it to people.

In doing that which we most enjoy, we will probably make our most significant contribution to society, and the contribution we make to society determines our rewards.

If people remember me as one who contributed to Pakistan's cricket, I will feel good. If people say good things, it makes me feel happy.

I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.

The idea that you can contribute is really important, especially for a kid.

I hope I'm saving lives. There are very few people in their careers that have the opportunity to do something to benefit mankind.

A man ought to work. That's what he's here for. That's how he contributes to the welfare of the community.

I just fooled around in front of the camera and earned money for it. Every policeman, every soldier, every nurse - they all do more for society. I just rent my face.