Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

~ Dr. Howard Thurman

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  1. This quote is mis-attributed. John Eldridge wrote these words in his book “Wild at Heart” in 2003.

    Comment by BL Harvey — June 7, 2009 @ 1:52 pm

  2. We just double checked and actually the quote came from Howard Thurman. We will update it now with this source.

    Comment by QuoteMaster — June 8, 2009 @ 9:25 am

  3. “Harold Whitman” is Dr. Howard Thurman’s fiction name.

    Comment by QuoteMaster — June 8, 2009 @ 9:26 am

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