70 Organ Donation Quotes & Sayings To Inspire You

“Be useful when living. Be more useful when dead.” ― Ekansh Gautam

“Your organ could be someone’s missing piece.”

“To me, transplant represents life and hope. Although none of us know when we may lose our life, my husband’s transplant gave us hope that we may be able to spend many more years together with each other and our families.” – Maxine Billings, wife of Tony Billings

“Let someone see through your eyes what you have seen.”

“Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud..” ― Maya Angelou

“I never used to pay that much attention to organ donation, but I’m tremendously glad for it: it turned out that I was one of the ones in need. I hope my donor’s family will be blessed a thousand times for their sacrifice.” – Karl Black

“Kelp calm and share your share.”

“Have you had a kindness shown, Pass it on. ’Twas not given for you alone, Pass it on. Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another’s tears… Be a star in someone’s sky, He may live who else might die, Pass it on.” –Rev. Henry Burton, “Pass It On,” 1898

“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.”

“If you don’t make it to the finish line, donate your organs.”

“The decision to become a donor can save up to eight lives and enhance many more—men, women, and children who depend on the generosity and sacrifice of others. I encourage individuals of all ages and backgrounds to consider this unique opportunity to help those in need and to discuss this choice with friends and ...

... family.” – Barack Obama

“Don’t think of organ donations as giving up part of yourself to keep a total stranger alive. It’s really a total stranger giving up almost all of themselves to keep part of you alive.”

“In the midst of darkness, an enduring light shines strong and bright – the light of hope. Give the gift of hope. Be an organ and tissue donor.”

“Donate an organ… Save a life.”

“This is a gift anyone can give. It has no cost, and it can be tremendously powerful.”

“The first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus est – this is the supreme practical maxim, this is the turning point of the world’s History.” – Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity

“There is one thing I know about my donor: no matter what they did while they were here on Earth, they died a hero. They saved my life, and that’s a debt I can never repay.” – John Wilson

“Leave a legacy of life. Be an organ donor.”

“I would donate whatever anybody would take.” ― George Clooney

“Help someone live after your death.”

“To be an organ donor means to carry out an act of love toward someone in need, toward a brother in difficulty. It is a free act of love, of availability, that every person of good will can do at any time and for any brother.” – Pope Benedict XVI

“Recycle yourself, become an organ donor.”

“Three other lives were saved that night by my donor, my hero, and I was given a new heart and a new start. My light shines even brighter now.” – Renee Houghton

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” ― Muhammad Ali

“Organ donors are real heroes. I’m here today because of one. I’m forever grateful, forever humbled by that.” ― Chris Klug

“Be a symbol of hope for those who are waiting. Register today to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor.”

“Organ donors make better lives.”

“Organ donation is very personal to me. My mother, before her death, was on kidney dialysis for several years.”

“Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.” ― Albert Schweitzer

“He feels a duty to honor the gift he has been given, the donor, and the donor’s family. He sees life in a whole new perspective now—he will not take for granted one second of his new beginning.” –Deborah Curry, wife of Mark Curry

“Nothing can be better than helping someone live after your death when you donate your organs.”

“The only gift is a portion of thyself.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Be a thinker. Be a do-er. Be a donor. You could change 9 lives.”

“A transplant is the ultimate legacy a person can leave and the greatest gift of community service we can give.”

“Organ donation: life goes on.”

“Life is not worth living until you have someone to die for. And life is not worth dying once you have someone to live for.”

“Share your life. Share your decision.” – Michael Jordan

“The measure of life is not its duration but its donation.” ― Peter Marshall

“Don’t take your organs to heaven with you. Heaven knows we need them here.”

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.” ― Herman Melville

“Awareness of organ donations: For people to realize you know that death is not the end of things, people can live on through others, through this.”

“Find a need and fill it.”

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” ― Kahlil Gibran

“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” ― Tom Brokaw

“The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation.”

“Without the organ donor there is no story, no hope, no transplant. But when there is an organ donor, life springs from death, sorrow turns to hope and a terrible loss becomes a gift.” – UNOS

“Act as if what you do will make a difference. It does.” ― William James

“Support organ donation across our great nation.”

“Live life after death – pledge to donate your body.” ― Amit Abraham

“She knew her place in this family, always had. Knew why she was conceived. And it wasn’t for a photo on the mantle.” ― Kelly Moran, All of Me

“Be a blood and organ donor. All it costs is a little love.”

“There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one’s life — reciprocity.” ― Confucius

“Recycle organs, not just coke cans.”

“Be a hero, be an organ donor. Life is a gift. Pass it on.”

“You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.”

“After I die if I am buried I will rot. If I am burnt I will become ash but if my body is donated I will live to give life and happiness to many.”

“You are a piece of the puzzle of someone else’s life. You may never know where you fit, but others will fill the holes in their lives with pieces of you.” – Bonnie Arbon

“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 36:26 (Bible Verse)

“Find a need and fill it.” ― Ruth Stafford Peale

“It takes lives to save lives.” ― Oscar Auliq-Ice

“The idea is not to live forever… But maybe to help another live a little longer…”

“I am alive due to the generous gift of life from my heroes: organ donors. Words alone cannot express my thanks to anyone and everyone who makes the decision to be an organ and tissue donor. You may never meet the person whose life you have saved, but you will always be a hero for saving a life.” – Jason Enyeart

“You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone Who will never be able to repay you.” ― John Wooden

“The purpose of life is not to be happy – but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.” ― Leo Rosten

“The greatest wealth is health.”

“Organ donation is not a tragedy but it can be a beautiful light in the midst of one.”

“Donate life! The gift of organ donation is the greatest gift of all.”

“You were born with the ability to change someone’s life. Don’t ever waste it.”

“Give yourself and those in need an elixir of life by pledging your organs.” ― Mohith Agadi

“When I think back on my life just four years ago, the circumstances were dire. I wasn’t sure if I would still be alive in six months—now, I’m a mommy, all because someone said yes to being an organ donor.” – Amanda Washek