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• To know that my voice and my story were able to be of service.
  — Mike Swigunski, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
• There is no greater joy than to be of service to others.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2020
• Then go and find the demo that is most affected by this conflict and be of service to them.
  — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
• But fame, wealth, and recognition would give me the power to do things on a larger scale and be of service.
  — Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 17 Mar. 2023
• The full moon in Virgo occurs on March 18, asking us to be of service to others.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 1 Mar. 2022
• Such problems were quickly fixed, and Yin felt glad to be of service to society.
  — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
• But without guests to entertain amid the stay-at-home orders, Kung wanted to be of service.
  — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021
• My personal hope is to seize the opportunity to be of service in ways that are true.
  — WIRED, 9 Jan. 2023
• For Jordan, whose father volunteered at a food bank for years, the desire to be of service was instilled in him from a young age.
  — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
• Her advice to those having a difficult time right now is to try to be of service to others and don't be too hard on yourself.
  — Chloe Melas, CNN, 14 Oct. 2020
• This mandate — to both serve and be of service — has been intrinsic to the Vroman’s charter for more than a century.
  — Lynell George, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
• Today is a great day to be thinking about ways to be of service to others - to your neighborhood, to your community, and to your great neighbors in the state.
  — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2023
• Perhaps it could be seen as Ms. Ma’s undoing, this eagerness to be of service that led her to sweep the sidewalk on a fateful morning last fall.
  — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
• Instead, the list of participants serves as a database of residents who might be of service and willing to share footage as needed.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 5 Dec. 2022
• The arc is really exciting for someone who has always wanted to be of service.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 May 2022
• Preserving the Curtis brothers’ home became his reason for being, a chance to give back and be of service in his new surroundings.
  — Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2023
• Virgo is the diligent, industrious worker of the zodiac, only wanting to be of service and to contribute to the greater good in some way, whether big or small.
  — Emily Newhouse, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022
• And while the spirit of activism wasn’t something that was going to depart from her soul, the time had come to find a new way to be of service to her community: by focusing on wellness.
  — Kayla Greaves, ELLE, 12 Apr. 2023
• Luna also will be of service to residents during crises and is part of the city’s crisis intervention team launched in 2020 called Noble Act.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2022
• Big Hero 6 is getting another spinoff with Baymax!, in which the adorable but somewhat useless marshmallow attempts to be of service to humankind.
  — Natalie Lin, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2022
• Be genuinely interested in them as a person, listen and be of service—no faking here.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 June 2022
• The routing will flow from planetary capital to nonhumans and from them on to the human communities and scientists who are best able to be of service to them.
  — J.m. Ledgard, Wired, 12 May 2021
• John Griffin-Atil, executive director of the center and former pastor at the church, said the center is a way for remaining members to be of service to others.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021
• Her drive to give these gifts, forgoing items for herself, not only came from a desire to be of service, but also to be able to fully celebrate her miracle baby in a special way.
  — Essence, 2 Aug. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024