Something Bigger Than Yourself Quotes by Norman Vincent Peale, Marian Wright Edelman, George Saunders, E. F. Schumacher, Lino Rulli, Mitch Albom and many others.
One of the greatest moments in anybody’s developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn.
Even when the faith goes away, there’s that space where you crave something bigger than yourself. For me, that’s kind of where art came in, after that.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
The best thing about being Catholic is that you’re a part of something bigger than yourself and you’re a part of the community that’s been there for 2000 years and it’ll be there till the end of time.
The most important elements of faith [are] believing in something bigger than yourself, taking care of those less fortunate than you.
It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they feel that they are doing something for the greater good.
There is always a struggle, a striving for something bigger than yourself in all forms of art. And even if you don’t achieve greatness, even if you fail, which we all must, everything you do in your work is somehow connected with your attitude toward life, your deepest secret feelings.
In Afghanistan, you don’t understand yourself solely as an individual. You understand yourself as a son, a brother, a cousin to somebody, an uncle to somebody. You are part of something bigger than yourself.
It’s okay to love something bigger than yourself without fearing it. Anything worth loving is bigger than we are anyway.
The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It’s about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference.
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.
I always felt called to serve, to empower and ennoble as many people as I could, teaching, truth-telling, exposing lies, bearing witness, and being willing to live and die for something bigger than yourself.
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