Quotes About Support

In a little more than two years, they had suffered their father's disappearance and their mother's death, reducing them to orphans and throwing them upon the mercy of friends, family, and community.

Eliza received sympathy from her neighbors, who felt she was being abused by her husband. Yet she remained loyal to him

As early as 1882, he lamented to the Reverend Edward Judson that he was swamped by charitable appeals, many from Baptist causes.

Junior touted such philanthropies as the best way to advance the family's favorite causes.

Instead of chiding him, John steadily advanced more money in 1884, retired his debts, provided income for his family, and rallied his bruised spirits, saying, "Keep a stiff upper lip, clean up as you go, and the skies will brighten by and bye.

Nonetheless, Jefferson Davis remained loyal to him in the teeth of a clamor to cashier him.

With the best intentions, John fed Frank's gambling addiction, even though Frank often did not realize the source of the loans.

Eliza increased her dependence on John, as if training him to be everything Bill wasn't.

He preferred to give to religious, cultural, and educational causes, not to social welfare agencies.

Frank advised his friend not to sell under any circumstances.

Several family members sought Rockefeller's help to withstand the storm.

Bein friends is like being soldiers in the army. You live together, you fight together; you die together.

Bein' a friend is a heavy commitment. In a way, even more than a husband or wife.... Friendship to me means more than just somebody to talk to, or run with, or hang with. Bein' friends is like being soldiers in the army. You live together; you fight together; you die together.

can't watch her die," he told her. "I just can't." He waited on the porch till it was over.

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

Why should we subsidize intellectual curiosity?

How can we love our country and not love our countrymen; and loving them, reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they're sick, and provide opportunity to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory?

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

I thanked Nancy for what she had accomplished in her war against illegal drugs, but in my heart, I was really trying to say, "Thank you, Nancy, for everything; thank you for lighting up my life for almost forty years.

We can't help everyone but everyone can help someone.

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

Los libros son la presencia más constante de mi existencia. Mi mayor apoyo. En muchos sentidos el amor de mi vida.

Os acostumados á desgracia, chegan a contar por súas as que afrixen aos demais.