{"quotes":[{"text":"You can be yourself without pursuing yourself. Have you ever seen a dog chase his own tail? He just runs in circles.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["animal","arrogance","be-yourself","chase","circle","consideration","dog","ego","help","helping-others","narcissism","others","pet","pride","pursue","rhetorical","self","selfish","selflessness","serve","serving-others"],"id":764,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"Some people sit at life’ banquet table while others serve them.","author":"Bangambiki Habyarimana","tags":["banquet","life","master","serve"],"id":4164,"author_id":"Bangambiki+Habyarimana"},{"text":"The most revolutionary aspect of the Protestant teaching however, is the fact that the Protestants began to look for ways and means to serve God better through inventions, discoveries, researches, sciences, factories, industries, etc.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["aspect","better","discoveries","factories","god","however","industries","inventions","look","means","most","protestant","protestants","researches","revolutionary","sciences","serve","teaching","ways"],"id":4962,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"},{"text":"What hurts me is the fact that in India, a good doctor is one whom you have to take an appointment with even before you fall sick. Else, you will die but not get treated. A good school is one that won't admit you even if you are in Lower Kindergarten. A good minister is one won't meet you till are some VIP. I want to change this in my lifetime by democratizing education and opportunities.","author":"Sharad Vivek Sagar","tags":["change","democratize","education","equality","india","inspirational","opportunities","serve"],"id":8405,"author_id":"Sharad+Vivek+Sagar"},{"text":"I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them.","author":"Al Gore","tags":["president","years","serve "],"id":13415,"author_id":"Al+Gore"},{"text":"The writer doesn’t write for the reader. He doesn’t write for himself, either. He writes to serve…something. Somethingness. The somethingness that is sheltered by the wings of nothingness — those exquisite, enveloping, protecting wings.","author":"Joy Williams","tags":["life-purpose","nothingness","purpose","serve","somethingness","why-we-write","writers","writing"],"id":14920,"author_id":"Joy+Williams"},{"text":"It is better to serve than be served.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["ity","inspiring","leaders","serve","service","volunteerism"],"id":18752,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Serve the Lord and then your success will be with Joy.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["church","joy","lord","money","planted","prosperity","reality-of-success","riches","serve","success","truth-of-life","wealth"],"id":19697,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"},{"text":"To serve humankind is service of being.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["humankind","mission","serve","service"],"id":21864,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Don’t cap your potential in the name of humility. First, maximize your potential, serve the world with your greatness and then worry about pride :-) lol.","author":"Assegid Habtewold","tags":["greatness","humility","maximize-your-potential","potential","pride","serve"],"id":25341,"author_id":"Assegid+Habtewold"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":139,"pages":14,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}