"Together, we must renew our continued commitment to serve and pledge to bring a positive change to our communities."

"For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice—no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service."

"Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life's blood. But everyone has something to give."

"No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it."

"I offered up a special prayer, a prayer which came with tears and anguish, that some way would open up for me to use what talents I possessed for my fellow workers, for the poor."

""We know that service-learning benefits young people in a variety of ways. As individuals, service-learning improves self-esteem and self-confidence, and reduces involvement in risky behavior. As citizens, service-learning gives young people an increased sense of civic responsibility and a commitment to community involvement. As students, service-learning helps improve school performance and academic engagement.""

"We must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption."

"How wonderful it is that nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

"By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community. That means that classroom lessons should be complemented by work outside the classroom. Service-learning does just that, tying community service to academic learning."

"It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it."