People say one tree doesn't make a difference, but really they do.
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MARIE KATRA I could make a difference.
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ARTHUR MILLER Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good.
MINOR MYERS I believe each individual can have a say and make a difference.
MALORIE BLACKMAN A lot of people don't know the details of the bill, and you can really say the bill is bad.
CESAR LARA My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.
JACKIE JACKSON I don't want to make money; I want to make a difference.
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DONALD MCCAIG It's a great atmosphere. To have those extra few people pumping for you and pulling for you - physic...
DOUG KENT No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be u...
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. We cannot do everything, but we can all do something.
DILLON BURROUGHS People are wanting a different connection with their food. They want not only to do the right thing,...
KRISTINE GREIBER Rossella, non ho mai avuto la pazienza di raccogliere i frammenti di un oggetto rotto per incollarli...
MARGARET MITCHELL To say that on a daily basis you can make a difference, well, you can. One act of kindness a day can...
BETTY WILLIAMS People don't understand that not only can they make a difference, it's their responsibility to do so
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SAMMY SOSA I've been given an opportunity to make a difference.
TAMRON HALL Never doubt that one person can make a difference.
INGRID NEWKIRK What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work I do.
DAVID BOWIE It doesn't make a difference what temperature a room is, it's always room temperature.
STEVEN WRIGHT People always make war when they say they love peace.
D. H. LAWRENCE We're supposed to think one person cannot make a difference. We decided two people would try to make...
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BILL RICHARDSON The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful peop...
WARREN BUFFETT This bill will make a real difference to the lives of domestic and kept animals,
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MORGAN WOOTTEN People who really want to make a difference in the world usually do it, in one way or another. And I...
BETH CLARK That's between the University of Miami and the conference. They're probably going to say, 'Hey, what...
CHAN GAILEY We are born different to make a difference.
LISA R. REYNOLDS The expectations game can make a lot of difference, ... But people are looking at what the campaigns...
DAVID BIRDSELL It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
TOM BROKAW Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
BARBARA MIKULSKI Little changes can start to make a difference in the world.
JANINE DI GIOVANNI We can make a difference. We can save lives. We can stop the genocide.
KENDRICK MEEK Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
TONI MORRISON And what do they want!?
DEYTH BANGER Putting a tiger in a lions den doesnt make it any less dangerous
BRANDON BROCK Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.
CATHERINE OF SIENA I have one life and one chance to make it count for something... My faith demands that I do whatever...
JIMMY CARTER I never said to be like me, I say be yourself and make a difference.
MARILYN MANSON Every once in a while, people step up. They rise above themselves. Sometimes they surprise you. And ...
ONE TREE HILL But after a few minutes, they would say they would not really do it.
HELEN SANTOS They are home run hitters. They are guys that can really make a difference. Very fast.
HOUSTON NUTT If there was a playoff, (polls) wouldn't make a bit of difference. But there's built-in politics. So...
ANDY CURTIN Actions speak louder than words. There is a big difference between what people say and what they do....
ALEXANDER OSTERWALDER I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a ...
LAURA DERN to disagree one doesnt have to be disagreeable
BARRY M. GOLDWATER There's the 'right way' and the 'usual way'.
Folks tend to confuse both.
The right way i...
UFUOMA APOKI No one can change something completely, they can only make a difference.
VARUN AHUJA For some people, it might not make a difference, but any time you have a job to do, you want to be t...
BRIAN DAWKINS I'm sure that students will ask 'what can we do to make a difference here.' And what they can do is ...
JEN PSAKI Fantasy is like an idealized reality, and the core of fantasy is the one person can make a differenc...
R. A. SALVATORE You don't have to be a nerd or a programmer or a network engineer to make a difference.
REBECCA MACKINNON Incremental improvements really make a difference.
FRANK MORETTI Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.
STELLA MCCARTNEY If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afrai...
TAYLOR WILSON It really is about a whole lot of people working together that really can make a difference if you b...
ALLEN HUGHES It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, b...
CLAY AIKEN I want my writing to bring people not just to think of "trees" as they mostly do now, but of each in...
ROGER DEAKIN There are a lot of people out there who are not fighting to harm small businesses, but their politic...
CARL GIPSON I think it will be hard to get a stimulus bill, but I think we really need to do it, ... I don't thi...
RICHARD GEPHARDT There are times when you come across somebody that's really impressive, someone that's got a...
MICHELLE GOMEZ Willow tree
And whispers three
Together make a tasty tea
In forests they do glow
SHANNON HALE Just saying "I love you" can mean the difference between nothing and everything. Some people say it ...
CHRISTINA ENGELA Be with the people who do what they say; stay away from the people who say one thing then do the opp...
PETER SAYSOMPHANE I'm simpley one hell of a butler.
SEBASTIAN MICHEALIS If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a differenc...
KENNETH CHENAULT People always make time to do the things they really want to do. -Anon.
ANON [They say] "We do not know how this is, but we know that God can do it." You poor fools! God can m...
WILLIAM OF CONCHES Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself...
BILL WALTON A lot of young people don't think they can make a difference. That's really what I am at Dar...
JIM YONG KIM If every smile were received with another one returned, and we were to begin with our own, it wouldn...
JOEY TALLADINO If you have nothing to give to people, give them gentle smile and (or) kind word!
Give them love; gi...
NAS KIRIAKOS The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of others. Step forward, reach out and ...
PABLO Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit...
LOREN EISELEY But only God can make a tree.
JOYCE KILMER To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
RENE DESCARTES To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
RENE DESCARTES I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He'...
SAMMY SOSA I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life.
TOMMY CHONG You don’t have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the world. Bu...
JOHN PIPER Some people say friends are like the leaves of tree, they change by the seasons... I say, in friends...
TORNADO KAI It will be hard to shoot the ibis because people will certainly say we are being cruel and try to st...
MATTHIEU VASLIN Do not really like rich people, as they make us poor people feel dopey and inadequate. Not that we a...
GEORGE SAUNDERS We made the decision that one day wouldn't make a huge difference. But then the next day, people wer...
BILL RUCKER The people, when they say 'Death to America!' - do you know what they are really saying? Wha...
HASSAN ROUHANI They are getting a little help, but nothing near the amount of help that would make a difference. I ...
JEFF RUBIN If your presence doesn't make an impact, your absence won't make a difference.
TREY SMITH You never know when the timing is going to hit in a such a way that you're going to make a diffe...
BOB CORKER They weigh the issues, the competing interests, and make clear decisions on what might be a good bil...
BARBARA PETERSEN It's a place where people make the mistake of doing advertising that is really entertaining, but rea...
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SAMUEL BUTLER Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.
SAMUEL BUTLER The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No Indian prince has to his ...
SAMUEL BUTLER One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is underg...
SAMUEL BUTLER