You have to find the thing you feel you can contribute to the world.
Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that’s its highest and best application.
We want to have a system where people can come here and work – go back and forth if they want to… so that we have an open door to the people who want to come and contribute to our country, who want to come and make a difference in their families’ lives and our economy.
Big dreams bring all sorts of challenges. To meet them, you have to have character, courage and a commitment to contribute to your community.
Chelsea was the most difficult time. In the middle of the season, I already knew that I wouldn’t play again, because the club had decided I wouldn’t play. It was a frustrating decision because I felt rather good, and I thought that I could contribute something.
There are so many great YouTubers who might have a hit, but they come and they go. Maintaining and being here, just being able to relate to what’s going on and putting my spin on the world, I bring not my age, but my my wisdom, and that’s something some of the younger ones can’t contribute.
There’s this weird thing that happens when you contribute something to a static profile. You have to worry about how this new content fits in with your online persona that’s supposed to be you. It’s uncomfortable and unfortunate.
I never sat down and said, ‘Now I must make a contribution, that one person can make a difference.’ But I felt I was in a position where I could contribute. I never thought of it in the light of history or my brothers. I just felt I had an obligation.
Not everybody is going to be John Cena. Not everybody is going to be The Rock. You need to be what you can be and contribute like you can.
Kansas businesses depend on high-skilled workers to be competitive and to contribute to the local economy.
Poorer students take out larger loans and will have to contribute more to the cost of higher education.
As a pure source of reference, ‘Modernist Cuisine’ is incredibly helpful. It’s like a modern-day encyclopedia, except for a single subject. It’s not always the answer, but it’s always a starting point. I feel honored to have been able to contribute to it.
I’ve had experiences where I wasn’t allowed to change words around at all because you have to say everything, exactly as written on the page. That’s not fun for me. For me, part of being an actor is being able to contribute to a character’s rhythms. If there’s room to explore, you find a happy medium.
I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software.
Women have their own strengths, like fashion. In technology, we can contribute in a big way in terms of the design of the user interface.
I want to bring back that glory in our country because we are the Olympic champions. So I want to see that glory days back in India, hence I’m giving my hundred per cent to contribute my best.
I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.
I think I can contribute to the team in a multitude of ways.
The whole of government needs to contribute to the shared goal of restructuring the British economy. But that means taking on the myth that the Treasury either knows best or can run it all. It just doesn’t.
For generations of Hong Kongers, the only means of upward mobility and the only way to meaningfully contribute to society have been to obtain a respectable university degree (preferably in business administration) and a professional accreditation (in finance, accounting, law or medicine).
The direction and constancy of the will is what really matters, and intellect and feeling are only important insofar as they contribute to that.
Basically, the reason I’m vegan is because when I was about 16 or 17 years old, I began to understand that we don’t need to contribute to the killing and exploitation of animals to feed our bodies correctly.
My desire to contribute to the spaceflight team as we move forward in our exploration of space has only increased over the years.
Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you’ve got to be there because you believe you are good in your field, and you can contribute, not because you are going to get a lot of fame or whatever when you get back.
I scored nine goals for Hull and a hat-trick for Scotland in the first half of the season, you don’t do that and then become an average player overnight, so I know I can contribute to West Ham.
When I choose a script, I ensure that I get to contribute to the film in some way and, in turn, grow as an actor in the process.
I kind of have this sense of mission now when we talk about success: I’d really like Whole Foods to contribute to the healing of America, and the success of that may be measured in decades rather than in months, but I think we’re on the way to doing it.
With any of the movies I’ve had a chance to do, or any of the TV shows I’ve had a chance to contribute to, people approach me and say, ‘Hey, would you like to do this?’ I laugh out loud and say, ‘Yes, that’d be funny.’ Or, I’m very moved by what I read and say, ‘Yes. How can I help you?’
I think I have unique qualities that other people don’t have that can contribute to the team.
Overpaying the banks for their toxic assets could contribute capital, but that may not be politically feasible or attractive.
You can be outraged by what the Koch brothers do with their money in politics and you can appreciate what they contribute to hospitals and medical research, and you can do that at the same time and still retain an ability to function.
If we were to raise interest rates too steeply, and we were to trigger a downturn or contribute to a downturn, we have limited scope for responding, and it is an important reason for caution.
More than stock prices or product launches, Silicon Valley’s legacy will be defined by whether tech leaders step up to contribute to the larger American experiment.
Every character is asking: ‘What’s my place? Why am I here? I don’t want the answer to be ‘Just because.’ You find your own purpose. Each finds the reason to be here and how to contribute.
I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission… (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning.
I’m fully confident that I will win the jackpot – so much so that I’ve already made a list of all the charities I will contribute to.
Justice requires that everyone should have enough to eat. But it also requires that everyone should contribute to the production of food.
Somebody needs to cut their profit margin and contribute to making our sport safer.
I thought to myself: What are the most important problems that society faces that I could contribute to? And it was clear that finding new sustainable sources of energy was the most important.
My whole shtick is that I want to contribute to New York’s culture via restaurants, nightlife, whatever… but to be more conscious, more aware, more sustainable. It’s more than just ‘being responsible as a culture.’ It’s having an ethical chain of production.
I believe in civility, inclusion and diversity. I believe that everybody can contribute. I don’t believe in labelling and stereotypes. These things are the antithesis of what I believe in and go against everything I love in America. And I do love America.
If we want to preserve Heathrow’s hub status, we need to stop clogging it up with point-to-point flights to places such as Cyprus and Greece, which between them account for 87 weekly flights, and contribute nothing to overall connectivity.
It’s often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to fashion in a way that might be new and different.
Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain their morale and their hopes.
A lot of the songs are written on piano or guitar, so I contribute, and I have done so since the beginning. So it’s been good to be involved completely musically as well.
For any prosecutor, a decision to show leniency in sentencing must be weighed against multiple factors. Do they show remorse for their actions? Are they a threat to the public and law enforcement? Do they intend to contribute to society?
It is in the interest of France that the United States and Russia speak to each other and act in good faith against the scourge of terrorism in Syria, and contribute with our country to stabilizing a region where uncontrolled migrant flows begin today.
In terms of leadership, you’ve got to allow for people to be amazing and to contribute in a way that’s meaningful. You can’t hold on so tight that people don’t get a chance to do what they do best.
People don’t just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.
I strongly believe that those of us who are privileged to have wealth should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less privileged.
I can contribute, be valuable, and grow in many ways, since my interests are so varied. That is very satisfying.
You can play a particular sport as long as you take good care of your body and you’re confident enough and still have that hunger to where you want to be a part of an organization, a group of individuals where you feel you can contribute to the success of that team.
