Quotes About Philanthropy

I've been given so much, and if I can just give back a tenth of what I've been given, then it's all worth it.

I believe strongly in 'giving while living.' I see little reason to delay giving when so much good can be achieved through supporting worthwhile causes today. Besides, it's a lot more fun to give while you live than to give while you are dead.

Tom Cruise is one of the most wonderful, kind, and generous men that I've ever met.

It's not a bad thing fighting for equality and helping the poor. It's not a bad thing to have on your professional tombstone: 'He believed in equality and he helped the poor.'

Weston Bakeries is proud to support local children's charities across Canada. We believe the more we invest in our kids' futures today, the better our communities will be tomorrow.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

I'm going to stop giving too much money to charity - the charity is going to become my family. I'm only half-kidding.

Even before I became an artiste, when I barely had the means to support anyone financially, I took care of several destitute women, giving them shelter, food and clothing.

Many of the problems of poverty and need are really problems of physical infrastructure: not enough hospitals, too few schools, insufficient roads, bridges, and a lack of tools. This is what makes traditional philanthropy so daunting. You could build a thousand new hospitals in some parts of the world and barely make a difference.

When I was at the top, my mother was helping other girls. I thought it was a beautiful gesture and that I should continue it in her name.

Jessica Jackley has a gift for making people want to fork over their cash. To total strangers. Far, far away.

After all, what is crazier: one person owning the same amount of money as the combined economies of twenty-three countries, or suggesting that if we shared, there would be enough for everyone?

When I fed the hungry, they called me a saint. When I asked why people are hungry, they called me a communist." Charity

There's real evidence that getting involved in charitable activity (and it's probably better to give your time and effort, rather than money) makes people happier.

I'm just beginning to get a sense for ways I can use golf - or perhaps mountain biking at some point in time - to stay focused on causes that are dear to my heart.

I really enjoy being able to spend my time doing different charitable and philanthropic activities.

A timely benefit, -though thing of little worth, The gift itself, -in excellence transcends the earth

In philanthropy, you have to take the attitude of a mother... You have to be patient, and we have been very patient for a long time.

I've also committed my time and resources to many local organizations like Christmas in April, Catholic Community Services, and Hudson County Meals on Wheels.

The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. . . . I call C the Forgotten Man.

Pride and vanity have built more hospitals than all the virtues together.

Philanthropy isn't just about big gifts; it's about participation. It is about the grace that comes from working together.

Together with the works of mercy, feeding, sheltering, and clothing our brothers, we must indoctrinate.

I've been very active in a lot of charities because I firmly believe that much is expected of those to whom much has been given