I suppose I arrived at my charitable commitment largely through guilt. I recognized early on that my good fortune was not due to superior personal character or initiative so much as it was to dumb luck. — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
Maybe the perceived fact that smart, rich parents tended to have smart, rich kids was largely due to the fact that they also tended… — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
Truly, learning appears to be a reverse geometric progression with experiences at one hour, one day, one month or one year dramatically more influential… — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
If you are born into poverty, the chances are good that your children will be born into poverty. Find a way to give poor… — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
Those who have won the ovarian lottery by being born in an advanced society to loving parents have a special obligation to help restore… — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
During the desperate depression of the 1980s, there were no oil and gas companies without net operating losses. — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
If you are doing what everyone else is doing, there is probably not an opportunity there. — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
In the charitable world as in the business world, opportunities should drive budgets, not the other way around. — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
Rich, smart parents tend to have rich, smart kids - not because it's genetic but because they can create a home environment and sensory… — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
America's 'social contract' is equal opportunity... yet we have failed in achieving that seminal goal. — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
Naming rights are a seductive philanthropic inducement, yet more anonymous operational support may better advance the charitable purpose. — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
I suppose I arrived at my charitable commitment largely through guilt. I recognized early on that my good fortune was not due to superior… — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
I prefer doing things rather than sitting around talking about doing things. — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
