Quotes About Philanthropy

What we give to the poor, we lend to God.

as long as one's decided to give, he might as well give the best he's got.

In 1995, I founded The Molecular Sciences Institute with a gift from the Philip Morris Company where I hoped that we could create an environment where young people could pursue science in an atmosphere of harmonious purpose and high intellectual challenge.

I very much believe in teaching young people about philanthropy, and to give back.

By joining Common Goal, I hope I can encourage the younger generation of players to think about social responsibility in their lives.

You always dream of being a famous athlete. But you never think about the impact you can leave on the younger generation, having a foundation and giving back and things like that.

While many applauded Oprah for opening her heart to young girls in South Africa, some criticized her for not investing in the youth of America.

I'm very, very involved in charities involving youth.

I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.

I've spent so much time with my dad traveling and seeing the ground-level change that we've been able to make through philanthropy and trip over trip, time over time, country over country, home after home we've been invited into, given tea, given food that people didn't have to give us, I mean all of these things.

It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.

If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.

I believe giving back is one of the greatest life lessons we can teach our children: that the world isn't all about them and that, through our actions, people will really discover what kind of a person we truly are.

If you compare charitable donations, you name it, religious tithing, giving, Americans trump citizens of the world hands down.

I have known Donald Trump for almost 30 years. And he has created and accomplished great things. But beyond that, this is a man with a big heart.

Other people might have family - three kids or five houses. In my case, that doesn't exist. I'm going to give everything away. Everything has been transferred to charitable trusts. There is no question about that. The question is where, not if.

A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains, he gives to others.

At the end of the day, you either want or you don't want to know about it. It's a mercy thing - you have to give back. However you do it, you have to give something back. You have to.

I understand the importance of giving back, and that's something I definitely want to do.

Bill [Gates] and I believe philanthropy can only be effective if it starts things and proves whether they actually work or not. That's the place that governments often don't want to, or can't, work.

Everybody else, including the rich people, are willing to pay more. They want to pay more.

We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others.

Robin Williams was the kind of generous person who would do things but not want to receive public credit for it.

It just kills me to see people lose someone they love, so I want to do as much as I can: give money to doctors and hospitals; get nurses in there that care; put a smile on a little kid's face.