--- title: "3 Nancy Brinker Quotes - Famous Diplomat" description: "American philanthropist, author, diplomat... | Nancy Goodman Brinker is an American philanthropist, author, and former diplomat, best known for her cont..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b084/author-nancy-brinker-74683.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Nancy Brinker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b084/author-nancy-brinker-74683.jpg) # Nancy Brinker (1946) Diplomat **3** quotes in **19** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Nancy Brinker is a diplomat. ## Quick Facts About Nancy Brinker Born December 6, 1946 Profession Diplomat ## About Nancy Brinker American philanthropist, author, diplomat... \| Nancy Goodman Brinker is an American philanthropist, author, and former diplomat, best known for her contributions to breast cancer awareness and research. She founded the Promise Fund and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Brinker was also United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2001 to 2003 and Chief o ## Quotes by Nancy Brinker > [People who come to work don't show up for the coffee and donuts. They come to change the world. People will work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-brinker/people-who-come-to-work-don-t-show-up-for-the-coffee-and-donuts-they/) [Nancy Brinker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-brinker/) [Change the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change-the-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68b/nancy-brinker-74683_change-the-world_people-who-come-to-work-don-t-show-up-fo_112930.png) > [The very first step toward giving to others is grateful recognition of our own assets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-brinker/the-very-first-step-toward-giving-to-others-is-grateful-recognition/) [Nancy Brinker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-brinker/) [Appreciation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appreciation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/nancy-brinker-74683_appreciation_the-very-first-step-toward-giving-to-oth_3027462.png) > [“That day was an education for me. I'll never forget it. Standing in teh doorway, watching the reaction of the men and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-brinker/that-day-was-an-education-for-me-i-ll-never-forget-it-standing-in-teh/) [Nancy Brinker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-brinker/) [Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/nancy-brinker-74683_education_that-day-was-an-education-for-me-i-ll-ne_3226024.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-brinker/#itemlist", "name": "Nancy Brinker Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People who come to work don't show up for the coffee and donuts. They come to change the world. 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