“You cannot save the world, but you might save the man in front of you, if you work fast enough.”
“One dictum I had learned on the battlefields of France in a far distant war: You cannot save the world, but you might save the man in front of you, if you work fast enough.”
“You see a man drowning, you must try to save him even if you cannot swim.”
“You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.”
“Save one life, you save the world.”
“It's all well and good to save the human race. You could say I'm in favor. But you might want to pay a little more attention to what's right in front of you.”