Quotes about Volunteerism
Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
- Judges 5:2
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 11:2
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
- John F. Kennedy
There were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all.
- Charles Dickens
I don't usually talk about the social work I do because I don't do it for publicity. If I can bring a smile to the face of a few children in this one lifetime, I'd be happy.
- Vivek Oberoi
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
- John F. Kennedy
We have no salaries. When one says he is from a good Catholic family and says he wants to help us, why should we refuse his offer?
- Mother Teresa
From last night's All Together Now, a Celebration of Service: There can be no definition of a successful life that does not include service to others.
- George H. W. Bush
There are many people who have worked just because they love the community in which they are in, without expecting any financial consideration.
- Nelson Mandela
There can be no greater gift than that of giving one's time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
- Nelson Mandela
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.
- John F. Kennedy