Quotes about Contribution

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world. Votes: 5

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment. Votes: 5

My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can. Votes: 5

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. Votes: 5

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution. Votes: 3

I feel that my whole life is a contribution. Votes: 3

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution. Votes: 3

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. Votes: 3

Scientists care deeply about their place in that culture, and their contribution to it. Votes: 3

It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward. Votes: 3

I feel good about the work I do on Survivor and am proud of my contribution. Votes: 3

I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking. Votes: 3

You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life. Votes: 3

It's very easy for me to thank everyone for the incredible contribution they've made to my life. Votes: 3

Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is the brand image. Votes: 3

You look out there and there's people that, their day is changed because of your contribution to it. Votes: 3

That wall, embodied in the First Amendment, is perhaps America's most important contribution to political progress on this planet. Votes: 3

The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none. Votes: 3

How much greater would their contributions to the U.S. economy be if U.S. copyright owners could access foreign markets otherwise dominated by pirate product? Votes: 3

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever. Votes: 3

Scientists are really very conscious of the fact that they stand on the shoulders of an enormous tree of preceding workers and that their own contribution is not so enormous. Votes: 3

I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution. Votes: 3

But what is more, if we have succeeded in adding to the basic understanding of our universe and ourselves, we will have made a contribution to the totality of human culture. Votes: 3

I thought I was going to be a filmmaker but at the same time I was an intellectual and I felt that I could make a contribution to some field, as yet, not invented. Votes: 3

I feel like I have at least begun to make a contribution, but my most significant concern has to do with whether my actual art will be preserved for future generations or be erased. Votes: 3

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to get along; do your best and when you have to - and you will - leave, and be something else. Votes: 3

It takes a lot of people to make a winning team. Everybody's contribution is important. Votes: 2

It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward. Votes: 2

Success is not a function of the size of your title but the richness of your contribution. Votes: 2

It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness. Votes: 2

There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous. Votes: 2

During the civilisation and development process of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has made an indelible contribution to the civilisation and advancement of mankind. Votes: 2

That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution. Votes: 2

The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another. Votes: 2

Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make. Votes: 2

What we forget is that African Americans made the largest contribution to America, economically, before the Civil War of any sector of society. I read that the railroads were worth about $2 billion, but slavery was a $3 billion asset. Votes: 2

Be strong and follow your own convictions. You can't assume there is a lot of time to do what you like. This is what David Bowie is afraid of: that he will die before he gets a chance to make a real strong contribution. Votes: 2

We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect. Votes: 2

Players should know that if you can't make the contribution of the winning shot, that your attitude every day when you come to practice, or the positive contribution you make through cheering and keeping up team morale, is just as important in the overall picture. Votes: 2

Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved. Votes: 2

The point of the feminist movement wasn't simply to set our underwear on fire and muscle into small spaces in the male-dominated workplace, but to create a world where the contribution of both sexes was equally valued and no one's worth was judged on their take-home salary. Votes: 2

To be in any way a positive contribution, that's all anybody wants to be. It's all I've ever wanted to be. I wanted to be an artist, be a mother. You want to feel that in your life you've been of use, in whatever way that comes out. Votes: 2

So when you do your family tree and Margaret Cho does hers, and... Wanda Sykes and John Legend... we're adding to the database that scholars can then draw from to generalize about the complexity of the American experience. And that's the contribution that family trees make to broader scholarship. Votes: 2

The names of Dingane and Bambata, Hintsa and Makana, Squngthi and Dalasile, Moshoeshoe and Sekhukhuni, were praised as the glory of the entire African nation. I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle. Votes: 2

Our responsibility is to rally and lead the whole party and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, take up this historic baton and continue working hard for the great renewal of the Chinese nation, so that we will stand rock firm in the family of nations and make fresh and greater contribution to mankind. Votes: 2

I wanted to go to acting school, and I did a few modeling jobs to pay for acting school. I never aspired to be a model. I met lots of photographers, and I learned a lot about light - as a source of love and illumination, light as a gift of love. On film, that's a massive contribution. Votes: 2

We have to program the mind of the public that age is not ugly. Age is just age. Wake up, American children, and stop listening to other people's voices. Know yourself, be true to yourself and make a contribution. It took me half my life to know myself. I listened to other people's opinions and took them as gospel. Votes: 2

My life is a contribution. Votes: 0

Even breathing is a contribution. Votes: 0

Every individual has a unique contribution. Votes: 0

I'm an actor, that's my contribution. Votes: 0

Women have an important contribution to make. Votes: 0

Ambition without contribution is of no significance. Votes: 0

Make a technical contribution; innovate, don't emulate. Votes: 0

A good poem is a contribution to reality. Votes: 0

The greatest contribution to the Mexican table imaginable Votes: 0

My contribution to film has always been negligible. Votes: 0

You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution. Votes: 0

Value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect. Votes: 0

The understatement is the English contribution to comedy. Votes: 0

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip. Votes: 0

Your contribution as a coach is defending and rebounding. Votes: 0

You have great talent for great contribution to humanity. Votes: 0

Every individual in the world has a unique contribution. Votes: 0

Replace your pursuit of success with the pursuit of contribution. Votes: 0

I think cable has been under-appreciated for its contribution to society. Votes: 0

Each person entering our world brings either a contribution or destruction. Votes: 0

Industrial production of meat makes a huge contribution to global warming. Votes: 0

Measure your life not by its duration, but by its contribution. Votes: 0

How can you measure the contribution that artists make to society? Votes: 0

Don't cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you've got. Votes: 0

Music is my contribution to life. I have my heart in it. Votes: 0

If someone can make a contribution to the company he feels important. Votes: 0

Climate change is obviously happening and there is obviously a man-made contribution. Votes: 0

Life is not measured in time, but in love, contribution, and grace. Votes: 0

One cannot imagine Scots music and song without the contribution of Burns. Votes: 0

The only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20 years. Votes: 0

True optimization is the revolutionary contribution of modern research to decision processes. Votes: 0

The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself. Votes: 0

The notion of collective contribution, like the Wikipedia, is a very powerful one. Votes: 0

We're all called. If you're here breathing, you have a contribution to make. Votes: 0

It is the most important contribution we can make to speeding up reunification. Votes: 0

Sheik Hilaly is making a good contribution. He is making a good contribution. Votes: 0

I want to be remembered for only one thing: my contribution to aviation. Votes: 0

The cocktail party is probably America's greatest contribution to the world of entertaining. Votes: 0

The excellence of this important contribution to genre literature CANNOT be overstated A masterwork. Votes: 0

Our consciousness is our contribution to reality. What we perceive as real, becomes real. Votes: 0

Banks should contribute to the real economy, make a positive contribution to economic growth. Votes: 0

If sheer strength is your only contribution to war, you will ultimately be defeated. Votes: 0

Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference. Votes: 0

I hope to make a positive, productive contribution, as cheesy as that may sound. Votes: 0

Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world. Votes: 0

To be happy ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the happiness of others. Votes: 0

A teacher's major contribution may pop out anonymuosly in the life of some ex-student's grandchild. Votes: 0

I like multi-multiplicity, multicultural, multiplication etc. Any contribution to diversification and value augmentation is achievement. Votes: 0

I hope I'll be remembered for my scientific contribution to understanding life and human life. Votes: 0

Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts. Votes: 0

In our evolution language has been the greatest single contribution to our understanding and misunderstanding Votes: 0

The Egyptian contribution to architecture was more concerned with remembering the dead than the living. Votes: 0

I have a slightly bad back, which has made an enormous contribution to American literature. Votes: 0

Only talent interests me in paintings and books. Not general ideas, but the individual contribution. Votes: 0

Your contribution is the energy produced in the doing of something, not the end product. Votes: 0

The most distinctive and largest contribution of Hinduism to India's culture is the doctrine of ahimsa. Votes: 0

We celebrate the contribution of people who have come to this country to make it better. Votes: 0

If you consider the contribution of plumbing to human life, the other sciences fade into insignificance. Votes: 0

What is important, what I consider success, is that we make a contribution to our world. Votes: 0

If privacy ends where hypocrisy begins, Kitty Kelley's steamy expose is a contribution to contemporary history. Votes: 0

Having one less child is the biggest contribution anyone can make to leaving a habitable planet Votes: 0

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. Votes: 0

The concept of loss aversion is certainly the most significant contribution of psychology to behavioral economics. Votes: 0

Progression is the lesson, elevation is the direction, and evolution is the solution proven through contribution. Votes: 0

I like to think of it less as embezzling and more as an involuntary goodwill contribution. Votes: 0

He made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government [on Robin Cook] Votes: 0

That is the great contribution of Reformed thinking to the Christian church: theology for a life well-lived. Votes: 0

You can never deny the immense talent, rock credibility and iconic historical contribution that Van Halen made. Votes: 0

[Government's] great contribution to human wisdom...is the discovery that the taxpayer has more than one pocket. Votes: 0

Progression is the lesson, elevation is the direction, and evolution is the solution proven through ones contribution. Votes: 0

Objectivity is of the very essence of photography, its contribution and at the same time its limitation Votes: 0

In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution. Votes: 0

Your greatest contribution to helping other people live their destiny is for you to live your own. Votes: 0

Every person is different and has a different contribution to make. No one is destined to fail. Votes: 0

Your rewards will be determined by the extent of your contribution, that is your service to others. Votes: 0

You weren't created just to consume resources, you were put on this Earth to make a contribution. Votes: 0

The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore. Votes: 0

So, congratulations humans, your global contribution is now on par with a gigantic meteor slamming into the Earth. Votes: 0

Mother Teresa's numerical results were not her greatest contribution. Instead, she made the world-and especially India-conscious of compassion. Votes: 0

Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individual's contribution far more than the individual himself. Votes: 0

I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur. Votes: 0

The spinning wheel means national consciousness and a contribution by every individual to a definite constructive national work. Votes: 0

Is [football] for everybody? Of course not. But it is a meaningful contribution beyond, I think, other alternatives. Votes: 0

The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts. Votes: 0

The wrongs of childhood and upbringing have made a large and obsessional contribution to autobiography and the novel. Votes: 0

Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individuals contribution far more than the individual himself. Votes: 0

The shell is America's most active contribution to the formation of character. A tough hide. Grow it early. Votes: 0

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history Votes: 0

When you have bacon and eggs for breakfast, the chicken makes a contribution, the pig makes a commitment. Votes: 0

State-sponsored gambling produces no product, no new wealth, and so it makes no genuine contribution to economic development Votes: 0

You can pregrow a village with no consequence on the land. In fact, with a positive carbon contribution." Votes: 0

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history. Votes: 0

You can pregrow a village with no consequence on the land. In fact, with a positive carbon contribution. Votes: 0

The only unique contribution that we will ever make in this world will be born of our creativity. Votes: 0

When I'm singing, I'm happy. I'm doing what I can do and this is my contribution to life. Votes: 0

Our language and literature are without a doubt Britain's greatest contribution to the cultural heritage of the world. Votes: 0

Each of us is a unique strand in the intricate web of life and here to make a contribution. Votes: 0

There would be no rock and roll or rhythm and blues without Leo Fenders' contribution ... the tone is everything Votes: 0

I tend to look at potential investments from the standpoint of whether it is a valuable contribution to society. Votes: 0

You know what Andy Warhol's sole contribution to this country has been? He made Campbell's Soup a household word. Votes: 0

All illnesses have some heredity contribution. It's been said that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger. Votes: 0

The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. Votes: 0

There has been no more revolutionary contribution than the one which the Hindus (Indians) made when they invented ZERO. Votes: 0

The game itself is an autonomous game, but everybody is a part of it. No contribution is too small. Votes: 0

Dryness promotes the formation of flower buds...flowering is, after all, not an aesthetic contribution, but a survival mechanism. Votes: 0

With this mistake I deprived myself of the possibility to make a contribution to the treasury of chess art. Votes: 0

Instead of just getting old and giving up and dying, let's learn to make a huge contribution to life. Votes: 0

Much later in life, though, Gracie made a major contribution to the opera world. She stayed out of it. Votes: 0

With this latest largesse, public expenditures have tripled since 2004, while the private sector's contribution to non-oil GDP has stagnated. Votes: 0

It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game. Votes: 0

Those who employ their modest talents as best they can do make a contribution to a better human future. Votes: 0

Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results. Votes: 0

Australian seafarers make an important contribution to national security in a country with thousands of kilometres of uninhabited coastline. Votes: 0

The greatest contribution you can make to women's rights, is to be the absolute ... best at what you do. Votes: 0

I think for gay people to see gay people living honestly about everything they do is really a contribution. Votes: 0

Chemistry is a contribution that teammates make to each other, but it's also something a coach can create or facilitate. Votes: 0

Approach every meeting with a purposeful, high-energy, ready-to-make-a-contribution attitude, and watch how fast leadership's perception of you follows your behavior. Votes: 0

You leave white people alone in constant isolation for 2,000 years, and you know what their musical contribution will be? Riverdance! Votes: 0

The gift economy represents a shift from consumption to contribution, transaction to trust, scarcity to abundance and isolation to community. Votes: 0

Art is a universal language and through it each nation makes its own unique contribution to the culture of mankind. Votes: 0

Collaboration requires focusing on everything from vision and values to how individuals can feel they are making a real contribution. Votes: 0

Integration is a word of the past, the word of the future and the word of the present is contribution. Votes: 0

A life without impact and contribution is a very empty life, so use your life to make the world better. Votes: 0

Human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live. Votes: 0

Abe Krok was a man of integrity who made a unique contribution to Mamelodi Sundowns and to South African football. Votes: 0

The only unique contribution you can offer the world is to be who you actually are and no one else. Votes: 0

Trudeau's contribution was not to build Canada but to destroy it, and I had to come in and save it. Votes: 0

A garden is a public service and having one a public duty. It is a man's contribution to the community. Votes: 0

Send me money, send me green, and Heaven you will meet. Make your contribution and you'll get a better seat. Votes: 0

I am able to make a contribution... Let me repeat my convictions, I can make a contribution to American painting. Votes: 0

I try to give to most legitimate requests, but the amount of my contribution and my personal time varies greatly. Votes: 0

Are you willing to take the Big Leap to your ultimate level of success in love, money, and creative contribution? Votes: 0

I think self-deprecation is such a disease, and I want to cure everybody of it and so that's my contribution. Votes: 0

Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be Votes: 0

I try to present something that is true so I don't further destroy the world with my contribution to it. Votes: 0

I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that. Votes: 0

I think the success of any school can be measured by the contribution the alumni make to our national life. Votes: 0

It is critical to bundle all future variable costs of supporting the customer in order to fairly estimate the future contribution. Votes: 0

Do we love watching things burn so much that our best and most valuable contribution is to help toss another match? Votes: 0

Get in the game. Do the best you can. Try to make a contribution. Learn from today. Apply it to tomorrow. Votes: 0

Cartoonist Walt Disney has made the twentieth century's only important contribution to music. Disney has made use of music as language. Votes: 0

I can imagine no more important contribution to our country's future than a long-term commitment to improving urban K-12 public schools. Votes: 0

Hollywood, America's greatest modern contribution to world culture, is a business, a religion, an art form, and a state of mind. Votes: 0

I think we're intrinsically spiritual. We're spiritual beings in a physical universe and we are here to make a spiritual contribution. Votes: 0

With all her finesse for cleaning, Snag sometimes felt that her biggest contribution to mankind was making a mess of things. Votes: 0

Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful. Votes: 0

Finding the center of strenghth within ourselves is in the long run best contribution we can do to our fellow man Votes: 0

Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind. Votes: 0

The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution. Votes: 0

A man or woman is seldom happy unless he or she is sustaining him or herself and making a contribution to others. Votes: 0

The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics. Votes: 0

The greatest contribution we can make to the wellbeing of those in our lives is to have peace in our own hearts. Votes: 0

Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection. Votes: 0

When you move your focus from competition to contribution life becomes a celebration. Never try to defeat people, just win their hearts. Votes: 0

There is still zero empirical evidence that anthropogenic production of CO2 is making any measurable contribution to the world's present warming trend. Votes: 0

The place one's in, though, doesn't make any contribution to peace of mind: it's the spirit that makes everything agreeable to oneself. Votes: 0

...the contribution of greenhouse gases to the Vostok temperature changes can be...between a lower estimate of 40% and a higher estimate of 65%. Votes: 0

If a volunteer can help us with an immediate need, we can put them in a place to make their greatest contribution. Votes: 0

I don't believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution. Votes: 0

A stronger focus on quality public policymaking and less distraction of personalities would be a sufficient and important contribution I can make. Votes: 0

My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general. Votes: 0

It was the greatest contribution towards the whole of human race, made by China, is to prevent its 1.3 billion people from hunger. Votes: 0

Not exactly smashing stereotypes of liberals as mincing pantywaists, the left's entire contribution to the war effort thus far has been to whine. Votes: 0

Success must include two things: the development of an individual to his utmost potentiality and a contribution of some kind to one's world. Votes: 0

You should avoid hedging, at least that's what I think. You should be ashamed to die until you've made some contribution to mankind. Votes: 0

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That's no contribution to society. [Tennis] was purely selfish; that was for me. Votes: 0

You have brilliance in you, your contribution is valuable, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do, and you must. Votes: 0

I support Planned Parenthood privately with my personal contribution, and that should be the goal of any such agency, to find private donations. Votes: 0

Frankly, I like new things. I feel like I made a contribution to building a more interactive world. And I'm proud of that. Votes: 0

The Nobel prizes memorialize Alfred Nobel's faith in the contribution that human thought, directed to science and art, can make to human welfare. Votes: 0

None of you appreciate me. Why is it so hard to believe that I could make a real contribution in these dark rimes? Votes: 0

I think the contribution people make is not proportionate to their fame or success. In fact, I think the relation is often inverse. Votes: 0

Success is making a positive difference to other people, especially seeing others grow, succeed and thrive as a result of your own small contribution. Votes: 0

The most important contribution management needs to make in the 21st century is ... to increase the productivity of knowledge work and the knowledge worker Votes: 0

A government which requires of the people the contribution of the bulk of their substance and rewards cannot be classed as a free government... Votes: 0

People should be conscious of the large contribution made by anything that gets people together easily in the reduction of loneliness and emotional well-being. Votes: 0

The states can make the finest contribution to the building of India's future independence if they set the right example in their own territories. Votes: 0

Well, thanks for not shooting anyone, I guess", said Marcus. "My contribution was to somehow refrain from peeing myself. You can thank me later. Votes: 0

I want to make as much of a contribution as I can, to Harvard, to higher education and hopefully, to education around the world. Votes: 0

So great a contribution to physics was Two New Sciences that scholars have long maintained that the book anticipated Isaac Newton's laws of motion. Votes: 0

I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country. Votes: 0

I decided few years ago to leave the bar to pursue a career in politics because I wanted to make a contribution in Parliament. Votes: 0

Increased awareness and education could be a great help toward improving spending and saving habits and increasing participation and contribution levels to retirement plans. Votes: 0

We should listen to both philosophers and scientists, because the philosophical contribution is different from the scientific contribution, and both of them are worthwhile. Votes: 0

If a person has a contribution to make, he must make it in public. If learning is not made public, it is a waste. Votes: 0

Many of the scientists have believed that their contribution to ending the nuclear race is not to let any new weapons to be developed. Votes: 0

Even when the urgent is good, the good can keep you from your best, keep you from your unique contribution, if you let it. Votes: 0

We are seeing healing among the stolen generations, and initiatives which are enabling Indigenous people to make their distinctive contribution to our national life. Votes: 0

Corporations are economic entities, to be sure, but they are also social institutions that must justify their existence by their overall contribution to society. Votes: 0

But effective regulation at the European Union level can make a massive contribution to achieving our shared goals of improving competitiveness, jobs and growth. Votes: 0

For someone who made such an enormous contribution to American literature, Mark Twain has been the subject of many books but few major biographies. Votes: 0

You should know that my most important contribution was always in tailoring; coats, jackets, wool dresses… so few of which went into the magazines. Votes: 0

Animal agriculture makes a 40% greater contribution to global warming than all transportation in the world combined; it is the number one cause of climate change. Votes: 0

Respect Dhoni's decision to quit. We should respect his incredible contribution to Indian cricket. Can't measure in words. Probably his quitting came one Test early. Votes: 0

The primary contribution of government to this world is to elicit, entrench, enable, and finally to codify the most destructive aspects of the human personality. Votes: 0

America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought. Votes: 0

Most people define greatness through wealth and popularity and position in the corner office. But what I call everyday greatness comes from character and contribution. Votes: 0

The circumstances of your life have uniquely qualified you to make a contribution. And if you don't make that contribution, nobody else can make it. Votes: 0

The Jews' greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! We're a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better. Votes: 0

I could not cherish London and not value Jewish London. The contribution of Jews to London is immense - politically, economically, culturally, intellectually, philanthropically, artistically. Votes: 0

I die with a joyful heart in the knowledge of our infinite achievements and of a contribution unique in the history that bears my name. Votes: 0

What we do in our lives is what gives us contentment and serenity and makes us feel like we are doing some kind of contribution. Votes: 0

Sanctions make a substantial contribution to power based on privation, and they have never hurt a single despot in the whole history of their use. Votes: 0

One of the main purpose of art has ever been that of making its indispensable contribution to the growth of entropy of the universal stupidity. Votes: 0

We will become mightier and more powerful in our own right in direct proportion to the service and contribution we make to strengthen the Church. Votes: 0

I want to be an advocate for the people who don't have time to read the newspaper... or the money to make a political contribution. Votes: 0

A person acting from a motivation of contribution and service rises to such a level of moral authority that worldly success is a natural result. Votes: 0

I think if the United States gave anything to culture at large in the 20th century, the most important contribution made was the popular song. Votes: 0

I like the idea of multidisciplinary conversations, so in that spirit, I try and make a contribution from the art world into the music world. Votes: 0

We must recall the most important of humanity guidelines: Be polite. Being polite is possibly the greatest daily contribution everyone can make to life on Earth. Votes: 0

I settled on a game called I am a contribution. Unlike success and failure, contribution has no other side. It is not arrived at by comparison. Votes: 0

Your life has purpose as long as you dedicate it to love. It's not what we do but who we are that forms our biggest contribution. Votes: 0

If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality. Votes: 0

MSNBC policy requires journalists to report any potential conflict of interest and to seek approval from the president of NBC News before making any political contribution. Votes: 0

Russia will always remember the contribution [of King Fahd] in the development of Russian-Saudi relations, which in recent years were raised to a qualitatively higher level. Votes: 0

I happen to hold a bachelor of science degree in geology... And my greatest contribution to the field of science is that I never entered it. Votes: 0

It may not always be obvious at first, but I think that everyone can make a valuable contribution if only they put their minds to it. Votes: 0

The only way people will have the trust to give their all to their job is if they feel like their contribution is recognized and valued. Votes: 0

Essentially my contribution was to introduce repetition into Western music as the main ingredient without any melody over it, without anything just repeated patterns, musical patterns. Votes: 0

It is pretty well settled that the city is the Negro's great contribution to civilization, for it was in Africa where the first cities grew up. Votes: 0

Bernoulli's real contribution was to coin a word. The word has been translated into English as "utility". It describes this subjective value people place on money. Votes: 0

Once you've found your own voice, the choice to expand your influence, to increase your contribution, is the choice to inspire others to find their voice. Votes: 0

Nothing is more important for young people than enhancing their life chances, liberating their potential and encouraging their contribution to a globally competitive and modern economy. Votes: 0

The truth about our own modest contribution might immobilize us: much easier then, to tell ourselves a story about how much we make our own reality. Votes: 0

I think still it is very fine not to want children. There are far too many people in the world. It is my contribution to ecology Votes: 0

A job is a sacrifice. Following an interest - that's a contribution. And we're here on the planet, not to sacrifice ourselves, but to make a contribution. Votes: 0

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition really is women have a special contribution to make any group enterprise. Votes: 0

The Internet is a game changer. I'm hopeful I can make a contribution by providing a way to learn about the game of golf free of charge. Votes: 0

In doing that which we most enjoy, we will probably make our most significant contribution to society, and the contribution we make to society determines our rewards. Votes: 0

It's a fact of life that how you dress affects how you are perceived and whether your contribution to a meeting is registered as worth listening to. Votes: 0

So, essentially my contribution was to introduce repetition into Western music as the main ingredient without any melody over it, without anything just repeated patterns, musical patterns. Votes: 0

With teamwork, any little contribution you make yields greater output when it meets the contribution of others, and guess who gets the plus? Everyone in the team! Votes: 0

What a wonderful contribution our grandmothers and grandfathers can make if they will share some of the rich experiences and their testimonies with their children and grandchildren. Votes: 0

Eight Hours For What We Will is a major contribution to modern American working-class history and to the history of a changing American popular and mass culture. Votes: 0

I think that people like the Howard Sterns, the Bill O'Reillys and to a lesser degree the bin Ladens of the world are making a horrible contribution. Votes: 0

One big contribution my father [Stephen Hawking] has made is to show that having a disability does not bar you from leading a full and eventful life. Votes: 0

Perhaps Harvard's greatest contribution to our nation is its requirement that its on-leave professors who want to keep their crimson seats must return from Washington after 24 months. Votes: 0

What a beautiful testament to the creative spirit and its true motives, to creative contribution coming from a place of purpose rather than a hunger for profit. Votes: 0

A crucial contribution to the ideological argument ...it provides a vital part of the intellectual manifesto on which the battle for a better society can be fought Votes: 0

To place your name by gift or bequest in the keeping of an active educational institution is to...make a permanent contribution to the welfare of humanity. Votes: 0

Anyone who acquires more than the usual amount of knowledge concerning a subject is bound to leave it as his contribution to the knowledge of the world. Votes: 0

Rebecca Eaton has made an enormous contribution to the cultural life of America, and, more than that, she is one of the most fun people I know. Votes: 0

I love Black Sabbath. They made an amazing contribution to music today. Almost every band that made it big in the Nineties owed a debt to them Votes: 0

Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero. Votes: 0

Greenhouse gas pollution, through its contribution to global climate change, presents a significant threat to Americans' health and to the environment upon which our economy and security depends. Votes: 0

If you think about filmmaking as an entire spectrum, starting with the writer and ending with maybe the marketing department, the actor's contribution is a rather slender band. Votes: 0

The growing use of biofuel will be an inestimable contribution to the generation of income, social inclusion and reduction of poverty in many poor countries of the world. Votes: 0

More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute for rational thought. Votes: 0

Greenhouse gas pollution, through its contribution to global climate change, presents a significant threat to Americans health and to the environment upon which our economy and security depends. Votes: 0

There are some amazing stories from all over this country, where people's work and contribution has been acknowledged. To be part of that is an absolutely fantastic feeling. Votes: 0

I would enjoy sitting in a rocker... listening to soft music and contemplating the things of the universe. But such activity offers no challenge and makes no contribution. Votes: 0

By unlinking your money motivation from anger, fear, and the need to prove yourself, you can install new links for earning your money through purpose, contribution, and joy. Votes: 0

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war. Votes: 0

More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute for rational thought. Votes: 0

We "” mankind "” stand at the center of an evolutionary crisis, with a new evolutionary device "” our consciousness of the crisis "” as our unique contribution. Votes: 0

Let's as this House send a very clear message to British Muslims that we value you, we value your contribution, and we will take this petition very seriously. Votes: 0

Christianity will only make a contribution to the future of Europe if it can prove that people like Sam Harris are wrong and that we can make peace. Votes: 0

Anything that we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion, should be done and may, in fact, in the end, be our greatest contribution to civilization. Votes: 0

Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations. Votes: 0

If the Egyptian people can create a democracy in the heart of the Arab world, it will be a more significant contribution to civilization than the great pyramids. Votes: 0

I heard Dr. King speaking on the radio, and it seemed like he was saying, "John Robert Lewis, you too can make a contribution. You can get involved!" Votes: 0

When you are making a success of something, it's not work. It's a way of life. You enjoy yourself because you are making your contribution to the world. Votes: 0

Our weaknesses are divine gifts that when embraced will enable us to make our purposeful contribution to the whole, which is why we incarnated in the first place. Votes: 0

Work hard with passion and courage. Life is a marathon of contribution. You really must work hard to accomplish something... Find your passion and get good at it. Votes: 0

I think art is a total thing. A total person giving a contribution. It is an essence, a soul.. In my inner soul art and life are inseparable Votes: 0

I'm an artist. And I'm happy that I was there at the commencement of this music, this Jamaican music, to put my contribution and help to establish it. Votes: 0

The more that people know how they fit on a team, the more they will desire to properly make the most of their fit and maximize their contribution. Votes: 0

When I was young I used to read about the decline of Western civilization, and I decided it was something I would like to make a contribution to. Votes: 0

If you come up with a new product, you can very easily track its contribution to the bottom line. But often the challenge can be both large and subtle. Votes: 0

The Navy-Marine Corps team is unique in history because its mobility and versatility permit it to make a contribution in virtually every medium of warfare: land, sea and air. Votes: 0

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 contribution to America's children. Votes: 0

What has been America's most nurturing contribution to the culture of this planet so far? Many would say jazz. I, who love jazz, will say this instead: Alcoholics Anonymous. Votes: 0

So many young people feel powerless. We live in a world where it feels like it's so big and yet so small, and that your contribution really doesn't matter. Votes: 0

Each breath we take, each step we make, each smile we realize, is a positive contribution to peace... a necessary step in the direction of peace for the world. Votes: 0

Success? Odd as it seems, you will achieve the greates results in business and career if you drop the word 'achievement' from your vocabulary and replace it with 'contribution'. Votes: 0

If there are lessons to be drawn from the sciences, then that should be the concern of everyone, including scientists to the extent that they can make a contribution. Votes: 0

The person who will make the greatest contribution to a company is the mature person-and you cannot have maturity if you have no life or interest outside the job. Votes: 0

The corruption of the age is made up by the particular contribution of every individual man; some contribute treachery, others injustice, atheism, tyranny, avarice, cruelty, according to their power. Votes: 0

I have zero tolerance for people who don't come completely prepared. I expect contribution, I expect attendance, and I expect directors to take trips and visit the company's programs. Votes: 0

Everybody who reasons carefully about anything is making a contribution ... and if you abstract it away and send it to the Department of Mathematics they put it in books. Votes: 0

Afghanistan is very satisfied with Croatia's participation in the NATO-led peace mission and expects Croatia to expand its contribution to peace restoration in Afghanistan to other areas as well. Votes: 0

Chaperons, even in their days of glory, were almost never able to enforce morality; what they did was to force immorality to be discreet. This is no small contribution. Votes: 0

Begbie offers an additional valuable contribution by rejecting the traditional emphasis on beauty, in its Platonic sense, and instead suggesting that beauty be reconceived in Christological terms-as disorder redeemed. Votes: 0

The modern film tries too hard to be real. Its techniques of illusion are so perfect that it requires no contribution from the audience but a mouthful of popcorn. Votes: 0

I think we can make a contribution to their [Saudi Arabia] thinking as they decide how they should deal with the economic and social challenges that they are facing. Votes: 0

It is my earnest desire that some of you should carry on this scientific work and keep for your ambition the determination to make a permanent contribution to science. Votes: 0

Cutting carbon in the supply chain is the next critical stage in the business contribution to reduce carbon emissions to tackle climate change and, represents a significant commercial opportunity Votes: 0

If you read the biography of any great man, you will always notice two things: His mother's contribution in his progress and his teacher's contribution in his growth and development. Votes: 0

Success is... living a full and balanced life in partnership with others to create a joyful feeling of love, contribution, appreciation and abundance, despite how our endeavors may turn out. Votes: 0

Understanding that celebrity derives from and is a result of some form of accomplishment, it's always gratifying to work with individuals who have made some sort of contribution to society. Votes: 0

The experience she gained should be invaluable to her continued growth and contribution to our team. In reality, compared to American players, she would just be finishing her college career. Votes: 0

The acquisition of skills is not an end in itself. They are things to be put to use, and that use is their contribution to a common and shared life Votes: 0

When you work with directors who really love actors, who love their contribution, it feels amazing. But sometimes when you work with directors, you feel like you're in the way. Votes: 0

Cultures are not the source of all morals, only a limited set of morals. Cultures can be graded and judged morally according to their contribution to the evolution of life. Votes: 0

The contribution of Islam to history and modern civilization is the product of the efforts of peoples of many races and tongues which came to accept its way of life. Votes: 0

I'm the one who looks at the infant, smiles nervously, and as my contribution to small talk, robotically announces to the parent, "Your child looks healthy and well cared for. Votes: 0

The english word thanks comes from the same root word as think. Maybe if leaders were more 'think-ful' about the contribution of others, they would be more 'thankful' to them. Votes: 0

The countless number of influential figures in American history who are of Caribbean heritage indicates the need to set aside a designated time to celebrate their contribution to our country. Votes: 0

As Kant says, the contribution of any common laborer would be greater than that of the greatest philosopher unless the philosopher makes some contribution to establishing the rights of humanity. Votes: 0

What is right? Simply put, it is any assignment in which the photographer has a significant spiritual stake...spiritually driven work constitutes the core of a photographer's contribution to culture. Votes: 0

No one came to earth empty; everybody came with a contribution to make to their generation. Most of them never find that gift and even more die never releasing it. Votes: 0

When you work with directors who really love actors, who love their contribution, it feels amazing. But sometimes when you work with directors, you feel like youre in the way. Votes: 0

Art is a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it is intended to change the recipient for the better, often causing a connection to happen. Votes: 0

The ideal social state is not that in which each gets an equal amount of wealth, but in which each gets in proportion to his contribution to the general stock. Votes: 0

This January, Kevin Costner will be honored by the Palm Springs International Film Festival for his contribution to film. This gives Costner just two months to make a contribution to film. Votes: 0

If one had to single out the most revolutionary novelty furnished by Qumran, its contribution to our understanding of the genesis of Jewish literary compositions could justifiably be our primary choice. Votes: 0

Nothing under the sun is greater than education. By educating one person and sending him into the society of his generation, we make a contribution extending a hundred generations to come. Votes: 0

My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be. Votes: 0

Russia made a decisive contribution to the victory over Nazism. That's clear to every honest observer. So, therefore, in a certain manner, it is indeed part of the country's national psyche. Votes: 0

I think the collectors have made an enormous contribution, not only to the market but to painters themselves... These people that buy, that set standards, make everyone else itch to emulate. Votes: 0

If you take away the Jewish contribution to Christianity, there would be no Christianity. Judaism does not need Christianity to explain its existence; Christianity, however, cannot explain its existence without Judaism. Votes: 0

Perhaps the most important contribution to science that the Royal Society has made in its three centuries of existence is its early role in publishing Newton's masterful account of his discoveries. Votes: 0

For me, Superman's greatest contribution has never been the superhero part: it's the Clark Kent part - the idea that any of us, in all our ordinariness, can change the world. Votes: 0

I would be disappointed if I were remembered as a runner because I feelthat my contribution to the youth of America has far exceeded the woman who was the Olympic champion. Votes: 0

It seems to me that it's every man's obligation to make what contribution he can. You live each day as best you can. That, to me, is what makes life interesting. Votes: 0

Every time I traveled to a new city, I would learn about local heroes I did not know about, and I would learn about their very impressive contribution to their cities. Votes: 0

We are working as hard as we can; we are preparing ourselves as carefully as we can; we fully intend to make our contribution to the world in the coming century. Votes: 0

In most companies people make a specific contribution to the company in their function. But it is not expressed in terms of profit, only in terms of performing their function better. Votes: 0

One of my dreams is to expand and make sure African music and Afro Beats music is really on the map. I would like to be a contribution to that success. Votes: 0

I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm. Votes: 0

Like most artists and musicians, I considered myself detached from the political life...but I had an insight that maybe we would have a political contribution to make in the future. Votes: 0

Sometimes things just click. The one contribution I tried to do, was shield the staff from the corporate politics that occur on any show. But yes, we all got along very well. Votes: 0

Even if I'm not so into the specific celebrities who are sharing images of themselves looking "bad," I think it's an amazing contribution to the conversations about beauty that we have online. Votes: 0

Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter. Votes: 0

In Plains, I saw Jimmy Carter as he really is - a nice, decent man... in terms of compassionate contribution to society, he certainly has proven to be our best past president. Votes: 0

I thank all of those who weren't born in this country for coming here and making a contribution to Australia. We are the least discriminatory country in the world, in my view. Votes: 0

The secret to a happy life is to recognize that no matter what the situation, there's a creative opportunity in it...find meaning and purpose in your life to make a contribution. Votes: 0

I think as a filmmaker my first contribution would just be to make a good movie that people would love to see and leave the theatre charged, with a sense of excitement. Votes: 0

There's a huge difference between being a replaceable cog on the assembly line and being the one who is missed, the one with a unique contribution, the one who made a difference. Votes: 0

To having no self esteem to feeling wonderful about yourself doing what you love to do and making the money that you want to be making. That is my contribution to humanity. Votes: 0

MISCREANT, n. A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologically, the word means unbeliever, and its present signification may be regarded as theology's noblest contribution to the development of our language. Votes: 0

[John Adams] always felt that his contribution to bringing about independence went unappreciated, especially after the 1790s when [Tomas] Jefferson began to be lauded as the "author" of the Declaration of Independence. Votes: 0

I want to make my contribution to humanity so that there will be no more Auschwitzes. Children who are born wanted and are given love and attention will not build concentration camps. Votes: 0

The Astonishment Tapes will now take its place within the growing field of international research about postwar American poetry's important contribution to world literature. Miriam Nichols has once again done exceptional scholarship. Votes: 0

More than a needed biography of Ehrenburg . . . Tangled Loyalties is a contribution of much significance to our understanding of the history of Russia in Stalin's time and of her relations with the West. Votes: 0

No library of American business achievement is complete without the story of Arthur G. Gaston. . . . Black Titan is a long overdue contribution to the recording of not just black history, but American history. Votes: 0

It is hard to know if what you are going to do in life is up to you, or a sum of the contribution of others, plus the circumstances you are born into. Votes: 0

Lewis sought no disciples, nor does he offer a program or solution, rather his contribution is a critical discipline. Lewis is a stimulant, a mode of perception, rather than a position or practice. Votes: 0

We are all cells in the body of humanity - all of us, all over the world. Each one has a contribution to make, and will know from within what this contribution is. Votes: 0

All of the musical projects that I am involved with are near and dear to my heart and allow me in a small way to make a contribution to the world of music. Votes: 0

As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue. Votes: 0

I regard reduction in Federal spending as one of the most important issues of this campaign. In my opinion, it is the most direct and effective contribution that Government can make to business. Votes: 0

The most precious contribution we can make here on Earth is to create the lives we want to be living, communicating in all ways, to everyone around us, that success is really possible. Votes: 0

At no point do I wish to be in conflict with any man or masculine thought. It doesn't enter my consciousness. Art is anonymous. It's not competitive with men. It's a complementary contribution. Votes: 0

I would regret it if I'd failed at school and university, because if I had, I would have lacked the levels of education necessary to making a serious contribution to building South Africa. Votes: 0

Has it ever occurred to you that business as you think of it may have outlived its usefulness? Business has made its contribution and the world moves on. Business is just another dodo. . . . Votes: 0

Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace. Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution. Votes: 0

I will never forget Oprah's [Winfrey] major contribution to my success by having me perform on her show (March '91) and introducing me as, "the voice that brought her out of the shower!" Votes: 0

When you're a houseguest and you leave, it's nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it's nice to have made a positive contribution. Votes: 0

His retreat into himself is not a final renunciation of the world, but a search for quietude, where alone it is possible for him to make his contribution to the life of the community. Votes: 0

The primary contribution that the Church offers to the development of mankind and peoples does not consist merely in material means or technical solutions. Rather, it involves the proclamation of the truth of Christ. Votes: 0

All scientists know of colleagues whose minds are so well equipped with the means of refutation that no new idea has the temerity to seek admittance. Their contribution to science is accordingly very small. Votes: 0

I'm not new to the political process; I was making a contribution as the speaker of the third largest and most diverse state in the country well before I even got into the Senate. Votes: 0

A teacher's major contribution may pop out anonymously in the life of some ex-student's grandchild. A teacher, finally, has nothing to go on but faith, a student nothing to offer in return but testimony. Votes: 0

In following your inclinations and moving toward mastery, you make a great contribution to society, enriching it with discoveries and insights, and making the most of the diversity in nature and among human society. Votes: 0

Team spirit elevates with a broad-based contribution to the group effort. It's especially important for the high-performing leader to avoid the situation of one or two people being the only contributors during a meeting. Votes: 0

Taxation according to income is the most effective instrument yet devised to obtain just contribution from those best able to bear it and to avoid placing onerous burdens upon the mass of our people. Votes: 0

Every person working in sports journalism today owes a tremendous debt to Howard Cosell. His greatest contribution was elevating sports reporting out of daily play-by-play and placing it in the larger context of society. Votes: 0

I think it would be funny for people to read in obituaries of me that my major contribution to the arts was the popularization of the phrases 'neutral facial expression' and 'screaming in agony.' Votes: 0

Through art and science in their broadest senses it is possible to make a permanent contribution towards the improvement and enrichment of human life and it is these pursuits that we students are engaged in. Votes: 0

Morley is one of the outstanding voices of her generation, as a singer, songwriter and bandleader she's in a class of her own, transcends all categories and is making a major contribution to contemporary music. Votes: 0

Daren Hardy's The Compound Effect is a culmination of success principles that is relevant to anyone who needs it! As a thought leader, he is making a significant contribution to our industry. A wonderful book! Votes: 0

In short, the greatest contribution to real security that science can make is through the extension of the scientific method to the social sciences and a solution of the problem of complete avoidance of war. Votes: 0

You could have a player that gave you some iffiness but his talent would make a real contribution, but you had to have an overwhelming base of players so you know exactly what you had. Votes: 0

Last year I had difficulty with my income tax. I tried to take my analyst off as a business deduction. The Government said it was entertainment. We compromised finally and made it a religious contribution. Votes: 0

The valid point or a valuable contribution of a deserving person has not been truly appreciated if he is respected equally with those people who only desire but don’t actually deserve to be applauded. Votes: 0

I hope my greatest contribution will be to try to extract principles of truth that will cause us to live our lives in a more effective way and to advance Jesus' purpose in the world. Votes: 0

Karl Marx made a great contribution to the liberation cause of mankind, and because of his immortal exploits his name is still enshrined in the hearts of the working class and peoples of all countries. Votes: 0

I made the decision that my contribution needed to be more musical than political. My music was enough, politically. Art matters. Art was enough. My music was enough to say what I had to say. Votes: 0

I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment industry. My cousin is a nurse; we are talking about opening a clinic. Votes: 0

I would like to see more control and more criticism coming from Europe. The constant expressions of friendship for former President Eduard Shevardnadze, who made some contribution to German unity, were counterproductive for our country. Votes: 0