Quotes About Philanthropy

You can invest in companies, you can help grow companies, you can be a venture capitalist - and be a philanthropist at the same time.

A philanthropic venture requires all the energy, knowledge and money from its founder that a company requires from the leadership team.

Successful ventures in business or philanthropy are built around great teams who can help us overcome tremendous challenges - and have the right experiences and relationships to do so.

Simply giving money to charity is the easy way out. Giving time is much more precious. So make it your aim that

Be very careful. Giving because we think we will get something back will not work. You must be 100 percent willing to give and never experience any return, or it will not work.

My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist.

The proper education of poor children [is] the ground-work of almost every other kind of charity.... Without this foundation firstlaid, how much kindnessis unavoidably cast away?

I've always been such a fan of Habitat for Humanity and the work that they do.

Doing charity work is always cool. It's always a good thing.

I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light on issues that would otherwise go unnoticed.

I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.

The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.

Fortunately, I have money that's from my life's work. But it's money that I share and used greatly to fight poverty in my country.

Service to humanity has no alternative

Always err on the side of generosity.

Those who think life is money, chase it. But those who think life is sharing live to give.

I've given some money to the scholarships in the District of Columbia, to the best students in D.C... many of the students have written me letters telling me they could not have afforded to go to college without the scholarship and money I've given them.

I've been active in animal rights and all kinds of environmental stuff and children's charities over the years.

When incomes and bonuses decrease, revenues falter, and businesses stumble, it's more important than ever to give - not necessarily more, but in a way that matters more. When incomes are down and wallets are stretched, the effectiveness of our giving is what really counts.

Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice.

Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed.

if they take half the buildings that they use to praise god and give it to the motherfuckers who need god we'd be 'aight

One of the blessings of being rich is the blessing to be charitable

Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.