Quotes About Philanthropy

Zemurray donated lavishly to Central American causes, schools, and philanthropic ventures; he played a significant role in the founding of Israel; he endowed a female professorship at Harvard, which

I must have a talk with you, David, and learn all the new ideas. As far as I can see, one must hate everybody but at the same time give them free medical attention and a lot of extra education, poor things! All those helpless little children herded into schoolhouses every day—and cod liver oil forced down babies' throats whether they like it or not—such nasty-smelling stuff.

Members of the Geek culture will tell you they are critical to promoting a sense of brother- and sisterhood, responsibility, civic-mindedness, and philanthropy. Mainly they are just ways for people to feel like they belong, for other people to feel like they don't belong, and for other other people (girls, and a few boys) to flirt with guys and gain access to mass quantities of free beer.

The power of Black philanthropy must be multiplied for us to secure the fuel to keep fighting.

While generosity is about more than just money, bear in mind that the idea of it is really based not so much on what you give but rather what you have left after you give.

I started off with making personal donations and eventually set up my own foundation, VTCY Foundation, now known as Better Malaysia Foundation. My contributions are also made through companies that I own.

I absolutely love Oprah Winfrey. What a great woman and a great businesswoman. She seems to really campaign for an expansion of global consciousness. I think she's phenomenal.

My wife Julie and I are driven to make positive and enduring change in our beloved city of Philadelphia, in California, in Haiti, and around the world.

I would like philanthropists to take more risks and invest more in risk capital.

I'm proud of the fact that besides being known as a successful former football player, I've also worked hard to establish myself as a successful businessman, network broadcaster, sports & entertainment executive and philanthropist.

As a philanthropist, I try to help people take ownership. Everything I've done is rooted in the notion that every human being is born equally capable. What people lack is equal opportunity.

I would love to have had much more money so that I could be a philanthropist.

I aspire to be like Paul Newman. He was a man's man, a lady's man, and the epitome of a philanthropist.

Apart from acting and singing, there is a philanthropist inside me who craves to do something for the needy and less fortunate.

I am not giving so much of my wealth that I should feel that I am a philanthropist.

It's hard to be a good philanthropist in China.

The Royal family have always been great philanthropists.

My goal is to work diligently to become the top philanthropist in the world.

As I see it, most major philanthropists have been bullied into giving. They feel social pressure to give. It has become a cost of doing business.

As philanthropists, the most powerful legacy we can create is one that keeps on giving - through our children.

As a philanthropist, I fund a lot of NGOs.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

The best rule for philanthropy is to give until it hurts, as much as you can, because none of us can get through life all by ourselves.

Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.