What does it take to make a difference? We all have the power to do that. It just requires taking small steps, one by one. You don’t need an ocean of change in order to change the world- sometimes you just need a small thing. That’s what this blog post is about!
We have gathered 135 quotes that will inspire you to change the world, one small action at a time.
Quotes About Small Things Making a Big Difference
1. “You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.” – Andy Warhol
2. “The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things.” – Barbara Pym
3. “No step forward is too small. Just be sure it’s taking you to the right dream, then take more of those tiny steps.” – Israelmore Ayivor
4. “While getting lost in all those little things that seem so important, don’t forget the little things that matter.” – Virginia Alison
5. “Little strokes fell great oaks.” – Benjamin Franklin
6. “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try” – John F. Kennedy
7. “Focus on the small things life already has offered you, or else you may turn your boundless blessings to countless disappointments.” – Shihab Kazi
8. “Great acts are made up of small deeds.” – Lao Tzu
9. “We can choose to be affected by the world or we can choose to affect the world” – Heidi Wills
10. “It’s a tough life, and It’s the little things that get us through the day.” – Jeffery Deaver
11. “Do the little things right to reach the big goals.” – Tom Izzo
12. “It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.” – Bryant McGill
13. “Learn to appreciate small quiet moments, the ocean, a walk on the beach, time alone, your health, your strength, your smile, your life.” – Germany Kent
14. “Almost everything comes from almost nothing.” – Henri Frederic
15. “If we don’t make our own future, it will be made for us.” – Mike Klepper
16. “Sometimes the little opportunities that fly at us each day can have the biggest impact.” – Danny Wallace
17. “Rejoice in small things and they will continue to grow.” – Slaven Vuji
18. “People don’t tend to look at the small things. In my opinion, this may not always be the smartest thing to do.” – Virginia Bergin
19. “Little things console us because little things afflict us.” – Blaise Pascal
20. “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” – Mother Teresa
21. The Lord likes small things best, especially those done with love. – Mother Teresa
22. “Big things are often just small things that are noticed.” – Markus Zusak
23. “It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little, do what you can” – Sydney Smith
24. “If you can see the little things and the small details around you as big things, you’re enlightened.” – Mehmet Murat ildan
25. “Little things console us because little things afflict us.” – Blaise Pascal
26. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping”- Fred Rogers
27. “Sometimes, little things make a big difference.” – Nino Varsimashvili
28. “Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.” – Saul Bellow
29. “I think it’s important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy” – Paula Cole
30. “True greatness consists in being great in little things.” – Charles Simmons
31. One person really can make a difference. Each person is the revolution- Bryant McGill
32. “49. If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.” – William H. McRaven
33. “Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” – Henry Ford
34. “To make a difference in the world, it only takes one optimistic person, who can gather millions of people to make the change” – Gia Russell
35. “God tests and proves us by the common occurrences of life. It is the little things which reveal the chapters of the heart.” – Ellen G. White
36. “Notice the small things. The rewards are inversely proportional.” – Liz Vassey
37. “You can make a difference, wherever you are. It begins with a decision and defined purpose” – Lailah Gifty Akita
38. “Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
39. “While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary.” – Matt Bevin
40. “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
41. “We can always make a difference to someone, no matter what role we play”- Lindsey Sterling
42. “Notice the small things. The rewards are inversely proportional.” – Liz Vassey
43. “Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
44. “It’s the curiosity that drives me. It’s making a difference in the world that prevents me from ever giving up.” – Deborah Meier
45. “You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.” – Alvin Toffler
46. ““If I love you, I show you I love you every day. Little things, big things.” – Dwayne Johnson
47. “You don’t have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the world. But you do have to know the few great things that matter, perhaps just one, and then be willing to live for them and die for them.” – John Piper
48. “It’s the little things you do day in and day out that count. That’s the way you teach your children.” – Amanda Pays
49. “It’s a tough life, and It’s the little things that get us through the day.” – Jeffery Deaver
50. “If we want to change things, we must first change ourselves.” – Paul Rusesabagina
51. “42. Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I’ll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things”. – Lawrence Bell
52. “When you go through something, like, you learn to appreciate little things – the birds, trees, flowers.” – Grizz Chapman
53. “If you cannot feed a hundred people, feed one.” – Mother Teresa
54. “41. Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
55. “It’s the little things you do day in and day out that count. That’s the way you teach your children.” – Amanda Pays
56. “If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world.” – Elaine S. Dalton
57. “Sometimes the most happy people in life are the ones with nothing. We can’t lose sight of the little things in life that should make us the happiest.” – Ryan Cabrera
58. “It’s no big thing, but you make big things out of little things sometimes.” – Robert Duvall
59. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.” – Dr. Seuss
60. “Only by being obsessed with little things do amazing things emerge.” – Andy Dunn
61. “Step by step. I can’t think of any other way of accomplishing anything.” – Michael Jordan
62. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
63. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
64. “The Lord likes small things best, especially those done with love.” – Mother Teresa
65. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
66. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
67. “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable” – John F Kennedy
68. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh
69. “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London
70. “The world is full of people who drift into the lives of others and then wonder why no one notices them or what they did there.” – Kevin Brockmeier
71. “A mountain does not think of competing with the river. It just flows.” – Lao Tzu
72. “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” – Steve Jobs
73. “Life isn’t about finding yourself, life’s about creating yourself” – George Bernard Shaw
74. “Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.” – Georges Bernanos
75. “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our heart.” – Winnie The Pooh
76. “The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.” – James Froude
77. “Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises” – Demosthenes
78. “A big job is only a series of small jobs” – Henry Ford
79. “Don’t wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good things.” – Charles Richter
80. “Do the best you can until you know better, then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou
81. “Aim to make a difference in someone’s life every single day, including your own.”- Dow Zantamata
82. “Always remember that the future comes one day at a time. – Dean Acheson
83. “The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things.” – Barbara Pym
84. “No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted.” – Aesop
85. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar
86. “Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.” – Phillips Brooks
87. “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh
88. “We rise by lifting others.” – Robert Ingersoll
89. “A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.” – Marcus Aurelius
90. “Most of the critical things in life, which become the starting points of human destiny, are little things.” – R. Smith
91. “Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.” – The Dalai Lama
92. “We forget the little things, so it’s no wonder some of us screw up the big things.” – Neil Cavuto
93. “Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.” – Frank A. Clark
94. “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” – Richard Carlson
95. “He who has begun is half done. Dare to be wise; begin!”- Horace
96. “You do not need a big house, fast car or lots of money to make your life important.” – Robert Schuller
97. “I think one of the best words in the English language is ‘compassion.’ I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care… and if everybody just did something, We would all make a difference.” – Michael Crawford
98. “And these little things may not seem like much but after a while they take you off on a direction where you may be a long way off from what other people have been thinking about.” – Roger Penrose
99. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
100. “Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.” – Stella McCartney
101. “Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you, they’re there to let you know that something is worth it.” – Oprah Winfrey
102. “The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde
103. “The secret of success is to do common things uncommonly well.” – John D. Rockefeller
104. “While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary.” – Matt Bevin
105. “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
106. “It is by doing small things well that we achieve the greatest of our aims.” – Anton Chekhov
107. “There’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” – Scott Adams
108. “If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.” – William H. McRaven
109. “It’s only when we can work with something that brings out our strengths that we’re of any real use.” – Henning Mankell
110. “Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.” – Dale Carnegie
111. “It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us; we can dodge an elephant, but we can’t dodge a fly.” – Josh Billings
112. “Find something that you are passionate about in making a difference and you’ll find a waiting kinship of people willing to unite for the cause.” – Wes Adamson
113. “I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what’s right for the people. I choose to make a difference.” – Bill Richardson
114. “If you want to make a difference in the world, pick up after yourself.” – Oliver Gaspirtz
115. “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” – Ernest Hemingway
116. “You are never too old or too young or too busy or too broke to make a difference.” – Kathy Ireland
117. “The world owes no man a living but it owes every man the opportunity to make one.” – Emerson Mather Crocker
118. “Life is made up not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.” – William Davy
119. “I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may be little things, but usually, they make the difference between winning and losing.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
120. “I think there’s no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people’s lives and improve the world.” – Jack Lew
121. “I am convinced that life is meaningful and that I can make a difference by doing what I can, where I am right now, with the talents and abilities God has given me.” – Robert Farrar Capon
122. “If we accept small gains for ourselves — material or psychological — without demanding more from those who govern us, we become complicit in the politics of diminishment.” – John Perkins
123. “You don’t have to be great to start but you do have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
124. “Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.” – Henry Clay
125. “It’s the small things we do that make us who we are and define what kind of people we want to be.” – Steve Maraboli
126. “The strength of a country isn’t determined by how big it is, but rather by how well off its citizens are.” – Liz Murray
127. “You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.” – Andy Warhol
128. “To whoever you initiate contact with and wherever try to leave a positive impression. To whoever you have the power to make smile, exploit that power as often and best as you can, because when every other material thing fades, it’s those memories that keep us alive.” – Ufuoma Aoki
129. “Most of the critical things in life, which become the starting points of human destiny, are little things.” – R. Smith
130. “If you are never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.” – Elizabeth Taylor
131. “The world is full of people who talk about things and do nothing; I’m the opposite – I dream big dreams but then I do something with them.” – Mark Cuban
132. “The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Chinese Proverb
133. “While getting lost in all those little things that seem so important, don’t forget the little things that matter.” – Virginia Alison
134. “Understand and be confident that each of us can make a difference by caring and acting in small as well as big ways.” – Marian Wright Edelman
135. “The world is not moved only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.” – Helen Keller