Contribution Quotes

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Success must include two things: the development of an individual to his utmost potentiality and a contribution of some kind to one's world. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind. — Winston Churchill
This is a beautiful and hopeful time to be alive. We are at a turning point, and your contribution to the world is needed more… — Ilchi Lee
Our musical alphabet is poor and illogical. Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with… — Edgard Varese
Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever we are, we… — Wangari Maathai
Human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live. — Ethel Percy Andrus
My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery… — Bertrand Russell
The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature... It is this sudden… — Lewis Thomas
"Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression.… — Oscar Romero
What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every… — W. Edwards Deming
There is no profession more essential than that of an educator, and it's time for all of us to embrace and celebrate their importance and… — Queen Latifah
The only way of making money is for effort. The only time I've ever lost money is when I've purposely said, "I'm doing this to… — Kerry Stokes
The writer cultivates, extends, raises and inflates his imagination, sure that this is his destiny, his usefulness, his contribution to the understanding of good and… — John Cheever
It is very good to see thousands of new teachers, so that with our thoughts, we can gradually change the world -send peace to the… — Dharma Mittra
Aeschylus and Plato are remembered today long after the triumphs of Imperial Athens are gone. Dante outlived the ambitions of thirteenth century Florence. Goethe stands… — John F. Kennedy
You can pregrow a village with no consequence on the land. In fact, with a positive carbon contribution. — Mitchell Joachim
The contribution of West African languages to Ebonics is absolutely infinitesimal. What it actually is is a very interesting hybrid of regional dialects of Great… — John McWhorter
The fact is, as actors, everything we do, bad or good, is a contribution. To me, it is a positive thing to give people as… — Unknown Author
My greatest contribution to hip-hop was allowing the United States of America to know and understand exactly how far they reach, and how influential they… — Unknown Author
I have a slightly bad back, which has made an enormous contribution to American literature. — David Eddings

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