{"quotes":[{"text":"A leader has a great duty. You have to perform beyond the expectation of the people.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["advice","african-leaders","calling-people","duty","expectation","humanity","inspiring","leader","leadership-characteristics","mankind","missionary","nation","people","responsibility","services","team-spirit","volunteerism","working-hard","working-together","world-leaders"],"id":2396,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.","author":"Barack Obama","tags":["determination","helping-others","hope","initiative","just-do-it","proactivity","service","volunteerism","work"],"id":3827,"author_id":"Barack+Obama"},{"text":"Our deeds and actions can change the heart of men.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["action","advice","attitude","behaviour-change","choices","decisions","deeds","good-deeds","help-others","humanity","kindness","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","leaders","leadership","mankind","mentality","needy","positive-outlook","service","serving","volunteering","volunteerism"],"id":10892,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"My dad used to say, ‘This is what your right arm’s for, son,’” John said. “This is the time and these are the people and I’d give my right arm to be a light, a comfort, to them. I know you would, too. In whatever form it takes. Use these materials and make something great. Do it on faith, knowing you probably won’t be around to see how the story ends.","author":"Laura Anderson Kurk","tags":["dating","dedication","glass-girl","high-school","laura-anderson-kurk","long-distance-relationships","love","nicaragua","orphanage","perfect-glass","romance","sacrifice","teen-books","teen-fiction","volunteerism","wyoming","ya","young-adult-fiction"],"id":17315,"author_id":"Laura+Anderson+Kurk"},{"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":"My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up.","author":"Robert A. Heinlein","tags":["patriotism","volunteer","volunteering","volunteerism"],"id":31841,"author_id":"Robert+A.+Heinlein"},{"text":"We work in the best of our abilities.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["humanity","inspirational","service","volunteerism","work"],"id":42095,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don't live in a world all of your own.","author":"Albert Schweitzer","tags":["community","help","helping-others","helping-people","humanity","needs","others","volunteer","volunteerism"],"id":43573,"author_id":"Albert+Schweitzer"},{"text":"The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["be-kind","benevolence","charity","do-good","give","goodness","guru","help-others","help","help","helping","kind","kindness","life-lesson","life-lessons","life-lessons","life","life","life","life-and-sayings","life-inspirational","light","light","love-others","matshona-dhliwayo","sage","spiritual","spiritual","spirituality","sun","virtue","volunteerism"],"id":49786,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"},{"text":"We are all valuable. Humanity needs our individual services.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["calling-people","educational-philosophy","gifts","humanity-advice","humanity-and-society","individualism","inspirational","inspiring","lessons-learnt","life-and-living","missionary","motivation","music","needs","people","self-esteem","services","talent","uniqueness","value-in-a-person","volunteerism","wisdom","wise-sayings","wise-words","work"],"id":64872,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":84,"pages":9,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}