Helping Quotations

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.

Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm.

For it is in giving that we receive.

When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.

Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.

We need to continue our full support of the nascent Iraqi government by helping to rebuild their economic infrastructure and maintain security while training the Iraqi security forces.

Canada has always been a strong supporter of China's accession to the WTO... We look forward to playing a constructive role in helping complete China's accession.

Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.

Being fit helps me improve my concentration, my will power and even my determination.

As a company dedicated to creating fun and affordable toys for children, everyone at Ty is proud to play a small part in helping children in need have a happy holiday. We are proud to be associated with Toys for Tots and congratulate our Marines for a job well done.

I took an improv class in 2005 in Chicago at ComedySportz, which was short-form, more of a games-based improv. I remember it being real fun and helping with my stand-up. If I did an improv class, and then I did stand-up later, I felt looser on stage and more comfortable.

I'm thankful to God for having a family that's been there for me. He's been there from the time I was a child to even now with my family helping with my little boy. It's worth more than words could ever describe. That's one of the ways I've been able to stay grounded is thanks to family and God.

My mother was a high-strung perfectionist. She would check my homework for the slightest imperfection and demand that it be redone if she detected any flaws, which she invariably did. My father, in contrast, was easy going and affable and delighted in helping me with any project.

But quite honestly I can't help being a passionate football supporter. If that's my sin, I'm guilty

Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.

The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work.

By liberating women from household work and helping to abolish professions such as domestic service, the washing machine and other household goods completely revolutionised the structure of society.

In Japan, you have no idea what they are saying, and they can't help you either. Nothing makes any sense. They're very polite, but you feel like a joke is being played on you the entire time you're there.

I'll always stand by my Gypsy roots, and I'll always help out one of my own.

Figure out what you're good at and start helping other people with it; give it away. Pay it forward. Karma sort of works because people are very consistent. On a long enough timescale, you will attract what you project.

Our God who created all of us is the God who calls all of us to care for one another. I think that's going to be one of the big, big challenges of the future, helping refocus on the needs of others.

Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.

Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration of socially conditioned responses or habitual reactions.

If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you're supposed to help them. Why wouldn't you? You have been put in the position somehow to be able to help this person.

I'm a terrible singer, but it helps when I have to call a taxi.

My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand.

When I dress up, I have to have a lot of help. I was in a T-shirt until a few minutes ago.

Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.

I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want.

I - and I still consider myself, I'm sorry to tell you, a Marxist and a Communist, but I couldn't help noticing how all the best Marxist analyses are always analyses of a failure.

Science cannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame the debates about those conflicts.

I was devastated when 'Days' let me go and couldn't help but feel it was my fault. What did I do wrong? What happened? It sucks. You always think it's your fault.

Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will.

If you pour some music on whatever's wrong, it'll sure help out.

Charity work is very important to me and gives me an opportunity to give back to my community. I've always been a big supporter of many different charities, have donated millions of dollars to them, and it just feels great to do and be able to help others, especially children.

It is of no help to us that there is an absolute truth of the matter of things because unfortunately, none of us are in a position to say definitively what that is - although we all think that we are.

Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more.

They talked about me as if I were Mother Teresa, and that every time I get a paycheck I go and send it to poor people and that we spend every free moment helping out people less fortunate. That was an enormous exaggeration.

Its very strange that you condemn me as a terrorist at the same time as you call on me to help you combat terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere. It doesnt make sense!

I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it.

I have never met a dog I couldn't help; however, I have met humans who weren't willing to change.

Once you are dancing with the devil, the prettiest capers won't help you.

We believe that in times like these we should turn to each other, not on each other. We believe that government has a role to play, not in solving every problem in everybody's life but in helping people help themselves to the American dream. That's what Democrats believe.

Leave no stone unturned to help your clients realize maximum profits from their investment.

I once met a man who was a billionaire, and I said to him: 'Are you a self-made man?' - and he turned around and said: 'No man is self-made;' and certainly, if you want to make films or get into television or even theatre, the amount of help that you need, the amount of people who need to give you a helping hand is extraordinary.

What helps me go forward is that I stay receptive; I feel that anything can happen.

When there's that forgiveness present and compassion, it just helps you live so much easier.

I try to develop others. I get a great deal of joy out of helping people who, over the years, I've spent a lot of time mentoring - and just trying to get them to another level.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

I like to think that faith has been a part of my life since I was a lot younger. It's definitely a part of my athletic career. I always wear a cross on my goggles during contests when I'm doing something gnarly. It's a reminder that I've got someone else helping me out.

I went to Africa without the perspective of a balance between teaching people the truth, which has been my calling, and helping people who have physical problems, like AIDS and orphans and hunger.

Our lives are to be used and thus to be lived as fully as possible, and truly it seems that we are never so alive as when we concern ourselves with other people.

If you can help guide somebody through a challenging moment because you've been there, that ends up becoming a great gift.

I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who wanted to help others by sharing her emotion. That's what I do, too, so I think that's a great comparison.

Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up, and by so doing you will most effectually raise yourself up also.

Relatives cannot help you in the studios. You stand or fall by your own efforts.

Swallow your pride and admit that we all need help at times.

If you have to make mistakes, make them good and big, don't be middling if you can help it.

A solid sense of self will help a person to lead a full and happy life.

You cannot teach creativity - how to become a good writer. But you can help a young writer discover within himself what kind of writer he would like to be.

I meditate and pray before going onstage - it helps me focus.

I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.

I think I can help others just by my example.

Conservation is key to preserving many of the worlds natural beauty spots, so do your best to help by keeping to designated footpaths and being a discerning souvenir collector.

Too often, I've put my career and helping others ahead of my own needs.

Being a single mother was the right thing for me. But I have a tremendous amount of help from my friends. They're in love with my kids, and my kids are in love with them.

Psychology helps to measure the probability that an aim is attainable.

In life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become.

He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.

If my goal is to become a movie star, me working at a pizza shop won't help me. I have to make the stars align.

A leader's job is not to do the work for others; it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.

I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.

Progress depends on our brain. The most important part of our brain, that which is neocortical, must be used to help others and not just to make discoveries.

We are visual creatures. When you doodle an image that captures the essence of an idea, you not only remember it, but you also help other people understand and act on it - which is generally the point of meetings in the first place.

Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges.

Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity.

I entertain for a living and I role-play for a living, and I can't help but continue to do it.

I tell a lot of fart and poop jokes. I can't help it. I have no filter, and it just comes out.

Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty.

It's not just about getting a song on the radio or appearing on television. It really is about helping people change their lives one day at a time.

Medicines are unusual commodities. Important drugs can save the lives and protect the health of millions. Their consumption can bring huge benefits, by helping patients to avoid infection and preventing serious damage to the economies of families, nations and even humanity at large.

I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles, my constituents don't know how to read, but they can't help seeing them damned pictures.

I'm not glorifying it at all, I'm just basically telling you that sometimes I have suicidal thoughts. And maybe I should seek help, or maybe it's not that deep.

I am very pleased to be back at Onex and am looking forward to helping build our business.

I see my job simply as helping disseminate the message of Barack Obama, working with the communications team to make sure that we're true to the ideals and the values and the programs that he wants to advance in this country. And that's the extent of my involvement.

I'm particularly proud of my work with the Starkey Hearing Foundation for whom I raised a million dollars in one day on 'Celebrity Apprentice.' They do great work around the world helping deaf children in developing countries get proper attention and free hearing aids.

I never planned to be rich, frankly speaking. I was more interested in being free, and doing things. And money helps. But otherwise I was never that interested in it.

I won't hold any illusions of changing the world or any such nonsense. But maybe, just maybe, I'm helping someone else change his or her life a little bit for the better, even if it just means giving someone a magical place in which to hide.

One of the things we've always tried to do is help others with our story. Whether it's with the infertility issues, whether it's with the breast cancer, we said we're gonna turn these negatives into positives. And if we can help others by sharing our story, then it's worth it.

In high school, I had a couple girlfriends who had very extreme eating disorders. Anorexia and bulimia. And in college as well. It's just heartbreaking. As someone going through it, it's heartbreaking. And as a friend who's helping a friend going through it, it's heartbreaking. It's a real, real disease.

You have problems, you think drink helps, then you have two problems.

People with lower incomes tend to give a greater percentage of their incomes to help others and show greater empathy and compassion - perhaps because they know they might face the same circumstances.