#volunteer

Services like Google and Facebook only exist because of the social acceptance of a mass amount of distributed volunteer labor from tons and tons of people. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#amount #because #distributed #exist #facebook

I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#assistance #both #continue #continued #contributions

We are in a time when the Peace Corps mission is more vital than ever, and the organization is at a 30-year high in the number of volunteers in the field. The Peace Corps is currently in 69 posts and serving 75 countries across the globe. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#corps #countries #currently #ever #field

You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time. ↗

— Rob McKenna

#best way #government #our time #politics #process

Love is not a volunteer thing. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#love is #thing #volunteer

I had lived in Fukuoka during the mid 1990s, and I was a volunteer with the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival. ↗

— John Foster

#during #festival #film #film festival #had

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth. ↗

— Stonewall Jackson

#earth #fighting #his #makes #most

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another? ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#another #enter #follies #friendship #into

Research has shown that people who volunteer often live longer. ↗

— Allen Klein

#longer #often #people #research #shown

Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#frustration #full #his #land #often