Quotes About Philanthropy

I don't want to lecture anybody, I would only say this to my fellow people would be to give, however small. Give what your pocket permits. I don't think a person who is giving Rs 10, is giving less than me.

I normally put on Lycra or Speedos to plead with the British public to put their hands in their pocket for Red Nose Day.

I have never hesitated to say that all philanthropists do have their politics. All of us have a political point of view; some of us articulate it, some of us don't.

Philanthropy is all about sharing. If there's an opportunity to collaborate, we will. Collaborating just for finance is pointless. It has to be like a business collaboration.

While accepting donations, no one looks at the colour of money.

Combining my love for charity and my love for exercise is a happy medium.

I'm going to set up a foundation for the world. I'm going to take the money and start building cities all over the world. I'm a comet.

We hope that others will also commit to giving generously and starting young.

I did commit to giving my first billion away.

Everything does not have to be a commodity.

I've always believed that it's important to give something back to the world and community.

I'm so proud to do it - there's nothing else I do that compares to 'Children in Need.'

That is what we stand for - for an America that is every bit as compassionate as it is exceptional.

I've changed my will to show my concern for animal rights.

Sustainability can't be like some sort of a moral sacrifice or political dilemma or a philanthropical cause. It has to be a design challenge.

In the eyes of many people, giving doesn't count unless it's completely selfless. In reality, though, giving isn't sustainable when it's completely selfless.

With TOMS, I found a way to create sustainable giving and consistently help those who are in need.

Being a social entrepreneur is a balancing act between growing and sustaining a business while also growing the company's ability to give back.

If you buy a sweater for €1,000 and you know that the funds you are paying are also going to help to build a hospital and a school, wouldn't you think better about it?

The sustaining fantasy of Nolan's Batman films - which does chime uncomfortably with Romney -is that the excesses of finance capital can be curbed by a combination of philanthropy, off-the-books violence and symbolism.

Cincinnatians support a symphony, an opera, a ballet, museums, many galleries and theater groups.

I can't stand going out to one more dinner with some Mrs. So-and-So who might leave a million dollars to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when she dies.

I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic.

Philanthropy combines genuine pity with the display of power and that the latter element explains why the powerful are more inclined to be generous than to grant social justice.