Quotes About Charity

Philanthropy is my job.

My philanthropy is largely focused on healthcare, and I really want to make a difference to people's lives.

I'll get involved in philanthropy.

Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera.

Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before.

I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective.

How I see my career is very much as an entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy.

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away.

It's important to do see the results of your philanthropy while you are alive.

I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And that's been a part of me for as long as I can remember.

In my experience, the more successful an idea is, the easier it is to fund it. In philanthropy, it's almost harder.

Philanthropy can have a very strong selfish component.

What role can such philanthropy play in a society like ours? For one, philanthropic capital can go where markets will not go and where states often cannot go.

Philanthropy is never understood by those who don't have it in their own hearts.

Indian philanthropy doesn't take enough risk.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation started with one wish out of Phoenix, Arizona, and the organization has grown so grand ever since.

I open events for museums and I do charity work and photography.

The most helpful piece of advice that I could give to anybody is to select a charity, or create a charity, that you really feel passionate about and if you do, don't give up.

To give to those in need is a central pillar of Islam.

I chose the Pink Fund because my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and I was pretty young in high school. At the time when she got re-diagnosed, my family had to move and they lost a job. Times were tough a little bit financially. The Pink Fund allows money to be raised to help women in need. I'm really excited to be able to represent that.

If you can help anyone in any way, that is what we are here for. The pinnacle of my life has really been two lives - golf and service to my fellow man.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

I love Monet: his 'Water Lilies' would look great on my wall. But would I prefer to see money helping kids get better from cancer rather than spending it on a work of art for my own personal indulgence? Yes, I probably would.

Harvey never had an original idea or thought in his life. I was out wandering around the country doing charity benefits, mainly, when I asked him to come along.