In the knowledge economy everyone is a volunteer, but we have trained our managers to manage conscripts.
The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.
The greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
When the citizens of a nation will no longer volunteer to defend it, then it is probably not worth saving. No nation has the right to survive with conscript troops, and in the long run, no nation ever has.
No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
Who then can so softly bind up the wound of another as he who has felt the same wound himself.
Guess what? I have flaws. What are they? Oh I donno, I sing in the shower? Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I’ll hit somebody with my car. So sue me – no, don’t sue me. That is opposite the point I’m trying to make.
Never underestimate the ability of a small group of committed individuals to change the world.
Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
There’s tons of information on the Internet, so if you type in cancer, they’ll give you 15, 000 different options to get involved with cancer. It’s very easy to get involved if you want to get involved, especially to volunteer your time.
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.
If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray.
Without volunteers, we’d be a nation without a soul.
We pass through this world but once.
Research has shown that people who volunteer often live longer.
I grew up with the word “volunteer” as a very powerful word in my family. I was inspired by my mother and by how selfless our family was toward others who didn’t have enough.