--- title: "6 Giving Pledge Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 6 Giving Pledge quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Giving Pledge sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/rohini-nilekani-5437_giving_the-giving-pledge-is-not-meant-to-be-pre_564731.jpg" --- > [The Giving Pledge is not meant to be prescriptive or restrictive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rohini-nilekani/the-giving-pledge-is-not-meant-to-be-prescriptive-or-restrictive/) [Rohini Nilekani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rohini-nilekani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/rohini-nilekani-5437_giving_the-giving-pledge-is-not-meant-to-be-pre_564731.jpg) > [On his Giving Pledge philanthropy: The way I got the message out was to get a copy of FORBES, look down that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-buffett/on-his-giving-pledge-philanthropy-the-way-i-got-the-message-out-was/) [Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-buffett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/warren-buffett-183_art-making_on-his-giving-pledge-philanthropy-the-wa_919328.jpg) > [At least once a year, I meet with a group called the Giving Pledge. It's a group of billionaires - including me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-dejoria/at-least-once-a-year-i-meet-with-a-group-called-the-giving-pledge-it/) [John Paul DeJoria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-dejoria/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b46/john-paul-dejoria-17298_better-place_at-least-once-a-year-i-meet-with-a-group_979834.png) > [Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have their 'Giving Pledge,' where billionaires promise to give away the majority of their wealth when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-skousen/bill-gates-and-warren-buffett-have-their-giving-pledge-where/) [Mark Skousen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-skousen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38f/mark-skousen-11524_alive_bill-gates-and-warren-buffett-have-their_2344473.png) > [I hope that by joining The Giving Pledge, it will encourage others to do the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-j-forstmann/i-hope-that-by-joining-the-giving-pledge-it-will-encourage-others-to/) [Theodore J. Forstmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-j-forstmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/theodore-j-forstmann-51407_generosity_i-hope-that-by-joining-the-giving-pledge_2814798.png) > [I give away about 50 percent of my income, so my, you know, desire to give back to the country is pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/i-give-away-about-50-percent-of-my-income-so-my-you-know-desire-to/) [David Rubenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rubenstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/david-rubenstein-22203_bills_i-give-away-about-50-percent-of-my-incom_3030845.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-pledge/#itemlist", "name": "Giving Pledge Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Giving Pledge is not meant to be prescriptive or restrictive.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rohini Nilekani" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rohini-nilekani/the-giving-pledge-is-not-meant-to-be-prescriptive-or-restrictive/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/rohini-nilekani-5437_giving_the-giving-pledge-is-not-meant-to-be-pre_564731.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/rohini-nilekani-5437_giving_the-giving-pledge-is-not-meant-to-be-pre_564731.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/rohini-nilekani-5437_giving_the-giving-pledge-is-not-meant-to-be-pre_564731.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Giving Pledge is not meant to be prescriptive or restrictive.” — Rohini Nilekani", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "On his Giving Pledge philanthropy: The way I got the message out was to get a copy of FORBES, look down that 400 list and start making phone calls! 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