Quotes About Philanthropy

I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.

I'm not doing my philanthropic work out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.

I truly believe that philanthropy and commerce can work together.

Growing up in Memphis, I have always admired St. Jude's for the magnificent work they do.

I don't think Steve Jobs had much desire to share his fortune.

But for those who really want to make the world a better place, can we start looking at Bill Gates's path instead of Steve Jobs? I like my iPad, but Gates is one of the greatest heroes of our time. For me, that has nothing to do with Microsoft and everything to do with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

I have often spoken about the importance of intentionality in philanthropy: that it has to stir the soul. This is true whether you are feeding the homeless, mentoring a child or working on climate change.

In 1996, Trump had crashed a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a charity opening a nursery school for children with AIDS. Trump, who had never donated to the charity, stole a seat onstage that had been saved for a big contributor.

If you help disabled children, it's very appealing. If you help kids with cancer, those are the things you get credit for and those things are beautiful. But when it comes to stopping violence or really putting the time into rebuilding schools, that's just a different kind of project. It takes more than just money to do that.

Most people are playing the game of compounding interest, which is self interest - how do they take care of themselves and produce more for themselves, storing value for their own benefit. I play a different game. A game I call 'compounding impact.' How do you make a positive impact in the world?

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.

Giving is like any other exercise: The more you do it, the better you get at it and the more you get out of it. You shouldn't do it on occasion, only in response to an emergency or on someone's birthday. You should do it all the time.

There are right ways and wrong ways to give. In most cases, the difference lies in the motivation behind it. Always scrutinize the why behind the what.

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Develop a philosophy of giving as soon as you enter the working world.

Statistics show that those who make $10,000 or less tend to give away 5.5 percent of their income, while those who make $100,000 or more give only 2.9 percent.

Contribute to good causes.

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.

I think a lot of people are getting more serious about how to do the most good, but there is no road map. I'm hoping I can offer an example.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

I am called a legend, and people see me as one, but because of that, I don't think I should have to hide at home and only go on holidays, drink champagne, and watch TV. I am somebody that wants to impact onto people's lives.

Open Society Foundations is essentially another name for George Soros, who is a committed leftist, one-world-government ideologue.