Whether you’re gearing up for the National Day of Service celebrated on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day or simply celebrating the importance of service, there’s a good chance that you’re looking for a few good quotes.
Service isn’t always easy, and staying motivated to complete a significant service project or to sustain a long-term service commitment can be a major challenge. While quotes about service don’t get the job done, they can be helpful in motivating ourselves and others to be of service.
At Sogolytics, service is one of our core values, so we’re happy to help. 😉
Quotes about service as an opportunity
“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank
“Service doesn’t have to be big and grandiose to be meaningful and make a difference.” – Cheryl Esplin
“As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don’t have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn’t matter as much as how you do what you do.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you don’t do them.” – Charles Gill
Quotes about service as a value
“What you do has far greater impact than what you say.” – Steven Covey
“Service brings satisfaction.” – James Cash Penney
“There is incredible value in being of service to others.” – Elizabeth Berg
“Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.” – Marie Osmond
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” – Albert Einstein
Quotes about service and servant leadership
“Leadership is service, not position.” – Tim Fargo
“True leadership is servanthood. Put the interests of others at the center of your decisions.” – Dave Ramsey
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – Bill Gates
“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” – Booker T. Washington
Quotes about service and change
“The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.” – Lee Iacocca
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman
Quotes about service impacting our lives
“Our rewards in life will always be in direct ratio to our service.” – Earl Nightingale
“A life isn’t significant except for its impact on others lives.” – Jackie Robinson
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” – Albert Pine
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Muhammad Ali
Quotes about service as a call to action
“Give your hands to serve, and your hearts to love.” – Mother Teresa
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“It is not enough to be compassionate – you must act.” – The Dalai Lama
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
Ready to dive in to your next service project? Start with a volunteer recruitment drive to bring more folks on board! Keep up the positive energy by gathering continuous feedback from donor and partner engagement as well as volunteer satisfaction surveys. You can do it (and we can help!)!
