"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."
— Mother Teresa
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Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
About this quote
This is one of Mother Teresa's better-verified quotes. It appears in Love, A Fruit Always In Season: Daily Meditations from the Words of Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1987, edited by Dorothy S. Hunt) and in Women of Faith and Spirit (1987, edited by Dayna Beilenson and Mary Alice Warner, p. 42). Both are 1987 publications that preserve her words in attributed form. The quote reflects her consistent emphasis on direct, individual-to-individual service rather than relying on institutions or leaders to act on one's behalf.
Source
Attributed, widely quoted from interviews
