Quotes About Altruism

I'm not a ball hog at all. It may look like it, but I'm not.

I knew a homeless guy who'd give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there's something that makes us want to give. For me, it's quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened and self-nurtured by generosity.

Why is it so important for you to give back? I honestly feel like it's our responsibility as citizens of the world to ground ourselves in selflessness and all do our part.

I think service is honorable, and that was always inculcated in me.

Everyone has an hour in their day to go and do something for somebody else; I don't care how busy they are.

You never know how many people are compassionate about something, especially when it's not happening to you. You just hope somebody's out there helping.

I think it's important, as a human being, to help others.

I'm a humanist.

I am a humanist.

Humanitarian work is something I've felt from very young, and I'm going to do that for sure.

There's a great satisfaction in humanitarian work.

I like to think of myself as a humanitarian.

I'd love to do something in a more humanitarian context. I think it will come to me.

Human life has meaning only to that degree and as long as it is lived in the service of humanity.

When will the world start believing that the biggest religion of all is humanity?

I have a great desire to serve humanity without ever actually getting off my chair.

The people I've known who've done great things of that type - you know, building hospitals, running schools - are very humble people. They give their lives to the project.

I will serve the people in a very humble way.

In being aware of others' hunger, we contribute to a more empathic world.

A loving heart does not need to be loved. Being loving is more important than being loved.

Bear gifts if you can't bear anything else.

So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immortal.

Miss Rand now tells us that what we have thought was right is really wrong. The lesson should have read: One for one and none for all.

A good deed never goes unpunished.