Quotes About Philanthropy

I want to make sure that everyone benefits from my success, not just me.

Why should someone who has $5 billion only give away $2.5 billion? They can't take it with them.

I want to be a billionaire, and then I want to change something in the world for real.

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.

I am convinced that success is not measured by what you get out of life, but by what you give back.

I believe the returns on investment in the poor are just as exciting as successes achieved in the business arena, and they are even more meaningful!

I want to stay hungry. I really believe my resources are best used to help projects that make the world suck less.

Being from the Sudan, there is a lot of stuff going on in Sudan, so I try to do a lot there with my foundation. That's my way of giving back.

I went from living in a house with five guys in Palo Alto, and living off their leftovers, to all of a sudden having all kinds of resources. And I wanted to figure out how I could take the blessing of these resources and share it with the world.

We're in business to relieve human suffering, to help feed the poor, to provide education and culture - but above all else, we're concerned with the relief of human suffering.

Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed.

If we are able to allow people to earn a decent rate of return, with sufficient scale, we can all do well by doing good.

May I suggest that people in many African countries could be suffering from donation fatigue?

Suggest your children try tithing - giving 10 percent of their allowance to a charity every month.

The idea of giving your talent for free in order to save lives seemed like the most sensible thing anyone's ever suggested.

Over the last 15 years we've developed our brand into a global brand and we wanted our giving to follow suit.

I never thought I would be in a position like this, where my words and experiences are now inspiring others to follow suit. It's challenging at times, but I can only look forward to the future of business and philanthropy.

It was one of the great pleasures of my life to donate the entire sum of the Nobel Prize, in memory of my sister Ruth Blobel, to the restoration of Dresden.

When you give away large sums of money, you can cause as much damage as you may do good.

Today, we don't blink an eye when the world's wealthiest individuals donate enormous sums of money to charitable causes. In fact, we expect them to do so.

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.

I am climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa this Summer as a personal physical goal for myself, but also as a way to bring on sponsors and raise awareness and funds to help benefit the programs and initiatives of Chefs for Humanity.

We went to church every Sunday. I do think it's my duty to give back. That's why I'm involved with St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

My country is the world and my religion is to do good.