Philanthropy Quotes And Sayings

by allinspiration.com

“True generosity must benefit both parties. No woman can control her destiny if she doesn’t give to herself as much as she gives of herself.”
– Suze Oman

“We are proud to have a platform through the Dr Phil show and the Dr. Phil Foundation to offer children the voice they need to meet their goals in having a better life.”
– Dr. Phil

“If the Americans would only take all the money they have spent on this war (Iraq), and spend it like Soros has done on civil societies in these countries, then in 10 years they would have wonderful results.”
– Orhan Pamuk

“I don’t go looking for somewhere to spend my money. You can step on a tube of toothpaste for a week, if you have to. I spend what I need to and give it away.”
– T. Boone Pickens

“The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities.. a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.”
– David Rockefeller

“Successful charitable fund-raising has much in common with managing a business: It requires leadership, persistence, and creativity.”
– David Rockefeller

“Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.”
– John D. Rockefeller

“I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.”
– John D. Rockefeller

“For me, campaigning and good business is also about putting forward solutions, not just opposing destructive practices or human rights abuses.”
– Anita Roddick

“I get angry when someone calls me only rich.. I am happy with my social personality and my generosity.”
– Sakip Sabanci

“Philanthropy is all about making a positive difference in the world by devoting your resources and your time to causes you believe in. In my case, I like to support causes where “a lot of good comes from a little bit of good,” or, in other words, where the positive social returns vastly exceed the amount of time and money invested.”
– Jeff Skoll

“I’m not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I’m doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.”
– George Soros

“My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It’s their work that I’m supporting. So it’s not me doing it. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them.”
– George Soros

“I wanted to win to feed the hungry people of my community. I didn’t want to win to buy a diamond.. I didn’t have no diamonds then. I didn’t want to win to buy a car, I didn’t want to win to bring a couple of chicks downtown to a hotel. I wanted to win to feed the poor people of the community.”
– Mr. T

“An attitude of gratitude creates blessings.. Help yourself by helping others. You have the most powerful weapons on earth.. love and prayer.”
– John Templeton

“How about no income tax at all on people over 65? People would continue working, remain healthier, not be an economic and social drain on society. Then the elderly would also have more disposable income to help charitable activities.”
– John Templeton

“It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our own home. Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.”
– Mother Teresa

“Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.”
– Mother Teresa

“As I started getting rich, I started thinking, ‘what the hell am I going to do with all this money?’… You have to learn to give.”
– Ted Turner

“Over a three year period, I gave away half of what I had. To be honest, my hands shook as I signed it away. I knew I was taking myself out of the race to be the richest man in the world.”
– Ted Turner

“The world and life have been mighty good to me. And I want to put something back.”
– Ted Turner

“I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them.. there’s only us.”
– Oprah Winfrey

“I don’t think you ever stop giving. I really don’t. I think it’s an on-going process. And it’s not just about being able to write a check. It’s being able to touch somebody’s life”
– Oprah Winfrey

“Princeton has made an enormous difference in my life, and I am delighted to be able to express my gratitude in such a tangible way. The generosity of earlier generations of donors made it possible for me to attend Princeton as a young student from Hong Kong, and I have always wanted to do all I could to assure that students in the future.. from the United States and around the world.. will have the same kinds of opportunities I had to learn from faculty members who are leaders in their fields at a university that remains second to none in its commitment to teaching. (talking about his $100 million donation to Princeton University)”
– Gordon Wu

“You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
– Zig Ziglar

“Like happiness, philanthropy was born a twin. The giving that proceeds from a desire for personal credit or satisfaction may be tax-deductible, but it is scarcely philanthropy.”
– Emerson F. Andrews

“Philanthropist, n.: A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.”
– Ambrose Bierce

“Philanthropy is an expression of man’s concern for man.”
– Charles E. Bradford

“Philanthropy is not a geographic term.”
– Charles D. Brooks

“If the barricades went up in our streets and the poor became masters, I think the priests would escape, I fear the gentlemen would; but I believe the gutters would simply be running with the blood of philanthropists.”
– G. K. Chesterton

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