It’s important that I make a difference in some way. It’s not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.

~ Clay Aiken (born 1978);

American singer, actor, author and humanitarian.

The world is not interested in what we do for a living. What they are interested in is what we have to offer freely – hope, strength, love and the power to make a difference!

 ~ Sasha Azevedo (born 1978);
Entertainer

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

 ~ Helen Keller (1880-1968);
Author, Lecturer, Activist

I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.

 ~Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-1995);
Physician, Discovered Eponymous Vaccine For Polio

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.

~ Barbara Bush (born 1925);
Wife Of The 41st President Of The United States

We can choose to be affected by the world or we can choose to affect the world.

~ Heidi Wills – Author

Go out into the world and do good until there is too much good in the world.

~ Larry H. Miller – Businessman, Philanthropist

I’m through accepting limits ‘cuz someone says they’re so. Some things I cannot change, but ’til I try I’ll never know. ~Lyrics from the song Defying Gravity, found in the musical Wicked

~ Stephen Schwartz (born 1948);
Musical Theater Lyricist And Composer