„… there was a new voicewhich you slowlyrecognized as your own,that kept you companyas you strode deeper and deeperinto the world,determined to dothe only thing you could do –determined to savethe only life you could save.“

— Mary Oliver

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„We're not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitalizes.“
— Joseph Campbell
„The life you save may very well be your own.“
— Flannery O’Connor
„You can't save the world… save YOUR heart. Be a catalyst & create a lifewhere you are powerful. Rebel. Be happy & allow others happiness.“
— Andrew Biersack
„Roark smiled, "Gail, if this boat were sinking, I'd give my life to save you. Not because it's any kind of duty. Only because I like you, for reasons and standards of my own. I could die for you. But I couldn't and wouldn't live for you.“
— Ayn Rand
„You cannot save the world, but you might save the man in front of you, if you work fast enough.“
— Diana Gabaldon
„Your soul doesn't care what you do for a living - and when your life is over, neither will you. Your soul cares only about what you are being while you are doing whatever you are doing.“
— Neale Donald Walsch
„In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It's important to combine the two in just the right amount.“
— Haruki Murakami