“There is only one yardstick by which to measure a man's worth to the society in which he lives: his contribution to that society.”— Matthew B. Ridgway
“There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.”— Walter Reuther
“The progress of the world will call for the best that all of us have to give.”— Mary McLeod Bethune
“We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.”— Ellen DeGeneres
“The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”— Sam Walter Foss
“You should bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. It doesn't matter what that is.”— Ricky Gervais
“I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.”— Margaret Mead
“You are not a true hacker until you have written a major open-source program that has been used and appreciated by many other people.”— Eric S. Raymond
“Don't discount yourself, no matter what you're doing. Everyone has a unique perspective that they can bring to the world.”— Mark Zuckerberg
“Could you do with a little more goodness in your life? Then you will be glad to know that you are a contributor to the goodness of the world and that you have a vital role to play.”— Sarah Ban Breathnach