Quote by Sargent Shriver

Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.

Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize

Summary

This quote suggests that individuals with idealistic aspirations who join organizations like the Peace Corps should acknowledge that their efforts will not instantaneously alter the world. It highlights the need for patience and understanding, emphasizing that creating significant change is a gradual and long-term process. The quote could be seen as a reminder to manage expectations and remain committed and persistent towards the pursuit of one's ideals, despite the potential slow progress.

Topics

Peace

By Sargent Shriver

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

If you don't have a valentine, hang out with your girlfriend

If you don't have a valentine, hang out with your girlfriends, don't go looking for someone. When it's right, they'll come to you.

Dating

A person is higher than an animal because of his ability to

A person is higher than an animal because of his ability to speak, but he is lower than an animal if he cannot properly use this ability.

Ability

Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writi

Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, the best thing is not to think of money too much. It constipates the whole process.

Best

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escape

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.

Life Time Thetimes

I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is e

I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive.

Lord Chesterfield

Laziness

The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends

The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw exclusively from his own resources.

Johann von Goethe

Genius

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Learning

Bridges are built not to cross over it but it is built to li

Bridges are built not to cross over it but it is built to lift you to the other side safely.

Value Motivational Inspirational Appreciation Values Appreciate

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!

Charles Dickens

The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is

The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.

Fear

Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of suprem

Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.

Worth