Quotes About Charity

There will always be some who, for whatever reason, find themselves dependent on the charity of others. But when half the population is along for the ride, the system becomes dangerously out of balance. Things fall apart.

It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own that you are restoring to him. The Earth belongs to all. So you are paying back a debt and think you are making a gift to which you are not bound.

Also a portion of my sales go directly to Greenpeace.

I'm just so very lucky to be able to do what I do for a living, and giving back is a way for me to express my gratitude. I'm so lucky to be in a position to help people, and that's appealing to me.

There are so many local nonprofits making a positive impact every day, and yet, oftentimes we don't hear enough about them or their needs.

I didn't have that growing up as a kid, people who gave back to the community and things like that. It was a dream of mine when I made it to always give back and be a positive impact and great role model.

I launched Chefs for Humanity, a national nonprofit, with my voice, heart and money from my own pocket. Money gives you the ability to make a difference in the world and, when used in a positive way, is a lot of fun.

I love gifts that inspire positivity and give back.

I spend as much time as I possibly can doing things for other people, if I can. If I see a need and I feel that I can help, I do it. I work a great deal in terms of charities and things.

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause.

Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away.

If you are a rich person straining every sinew to keep every last pound in your pocket, there comes a point when you realize you are not just escaping the clutches of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. You are passing a greater burden on to people poorer than yourself, and depriving even poorer people of your support.

We have common enemies today. It's called childhood poverty. It's called cancer. It's called AIDS. It's called Parkinson's. It's called Muscular Dystrophy.

Our world is afflicted by poverty. Don't spend all this money on clothes!

That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no right to be generous.

I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.

I just don't think that the differences you make by donating to a museum or an art gallery really compare to the differences you make by donating to the charities that fight global poverty.

Diamonds are a key component in the campaign to make poverty history.

We work closely with a number of powerful organizations, including Christina Applegate's Right Action for Women.

I think that people who make a lot of money - and I do - should certainly give a considerable amount of it away.

As a company, we don't contribute to any cause except noncontroversial things like a breast cancer walk. I don't know anybody who is 'for' breast cancer.

It's better to give than to lend and it costs about the same.

It costs you something to do good!

I try to give back as much as I can to the community, especially in the area that I grew up in. I've donated costumes to charity.