Quotes about Service

In a democratic society we must live cooperatively, and serve the community in which we live, to the best of our ability. For our own success to be real, it must contribute to the success of others.

It is not more vacation we need — it is more vocation.

Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?

PEACE is generosity. It is right and it is duty.

Mona Simpson, rose to honor him at his memorial service, that's not what she focused on. Yes, she talked about his work and his work ethic. But mostly she raised these as manifestations of his passions. "Steve worked at what he loved," she said. What really moved him was love. "Love was his supreme virtue," she said, "his god of gods. "When [his son] Reed was born, he began gushing and

Those who have matured spiritually, now put service to others at the center of their quest and of their lives.

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

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

'What would Jesus do?' or 'What would He have me do?' are the paramount personal questions of this life.

People make a big fuss over you when you're President. But I'm very serious about doing everything I can to make sure that it doesn't go to my head.

You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.

It just comes from my faith as a Christian, to not just do a job, collect a check and go home.