Quotes About Philanthropy

I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And that's been a part of me for as long as I can remember.

In my experience, the more successful an idea is, the easier it is to fund it. In philanthropy, it's almost harder.

Philanthropy can have a very strong selfish component.

What role can such philanthropy play in a society like ours? For one, philanthropic capital can go where markets will not go and where states often cannot go.

Philanthropy is never understood by those who don't have it in their own hearts.

I get great satisfaction from both business and philanthropy.

All the family money is for philanthropy, except for living expenses for my mother. She is 94 and isn't a big spender.

I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.

Anybody doing philanthropy has to find something that appeals to them from their own personal background or from intellectual curiosity.

Parsee culture is definitely one of strong business acumen, high ethics, and an element of philanthropy.

Indian philanthropy doesn't take enough risk.

When you are the head of any philanthropy organization, what you learn is empathy, how to listen and be responsive to people's needs.

Coming to Korea and becoming a singer, I always had two big goals personally. One was to be able to make it at some point so that I could do good things - I was always raised with an interest in social impact, philanthropy. The other thing was to be able to take my music and do it on a global scale.

My family has a history in philanthropy, and I want to continue that legacy.

Prince Philip was a funny man who liked to laugh and make others laugh.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation started with one wish out of Phoenix, Arizona, and the organization has grown so grand ever since.

I would like to do all kinds of things: photography and art and designing; I want to help do charity things for animals and things like that.

The most helpful piece of advice that I could give to anybody is to select a charity, or create a charity, that you really feel passionate about and if you do, don't give up.

To give to those in need is a central pillar of Islam.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

People talk about Wall Street greed, but one of the things many people don't understand is that there are a lot of organizations that have been the recipient of largess from the same Wall Street.

By making all my materials freely available through 'Giving 2.0' ProjectU, I am on a mission to extend philanthropy education to colleges globally and far beyond campus walls.

Harvey never had an original idea or thought in his life. I was out wandering around the country doing charity benefits, mainly, when I asked him to come along.

I do things - whether it's donations or events for good causes or giving back to my community - for the right reason: because I want to. Because it's the best thing to do. I wanna help someone else out. As far as all the attention for it, that's cool if I get it, but I'm not doing it for that reason. Stuff like that doesn't really phase me.