The difference between charity and philanthropy is the distance of the soul... To be philanthropic is to give something, to be charitable… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Over the years, we have gone beyond our businesses to take up philanthropic projects in diverse areas - from education to health… — Chanda Kochhar Copy Share Image
The decision on how philanthropic money is spent is made on the whims and personal interests of the wealthy, rather than what… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
The United States is at a critical juncture in time. Our government is riddled with historic debt, and the limited resources of… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
Modern reformers offer nebulous theories or write philanthropic novels. But your thief acts! He is as clear as a fact and as… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
I have tried to hold my philanthropic passion to fashion, because I think this is very important, and I realize I need… — Donna Karan Copy Share Image
There is no greater feeling in business than building a product which impacts people's lives in a profound way. When we look… — Elliott Bisnow Copy Share Image
I really enjoy my philanthropic work, traveling around the world and helping people in need. That's a lot of fun for me.… — Larry Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others. Just as I think it's… — Carlos Slim Copy Share Image
The fundamental principle [of settlement work] remains: that people shall take up their residence in industrial communities, giving what they may have… — Lillian Wald Copy Share Image
International friendly games are not worth the lives of the silk worms who perish to make the pennants. They do not even… — Danny Baker Copy Share Image
I grew up in a business-inspired environment, and over the years have started and run several businesses and philanthropic organizations. Understanding how… — Shari Arison Copy Share Image
The proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs our gifts...Thus a heavy… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
By understanding and harnessing the forces that drive human behavior, you can create a self-sustaining philanthropic effort that reaches millions of people.… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
I think musicians and artists are the most philanthropic people I know. Their charity record of the music business would hold up… — Glenn Frey Copy Share Image
In the U.S., philanthropic support from entrepreneurs is tightly integrated into the fabric of society, whether it's health care, medical research, or… — Li Ka-shing Copy Share Image
If I am awarded a pardon for my philanthropic work, great; if not, I will continue to be involved in the community… — Mark Wahlberg Copy Share Image
However absurd it may seem, I do in all seriousness hereby declare that I am animated mainly by philanthropic motives. I desire… — Oliver Heaviside Copy Share Image
I have always been generous because I know that I have done well in life and I believe it is part of… — Malcolm Turnbull Copy Share Image
The culture of caring and giving permeates many Indian families. In their own way, they are engaged in philanthropic pursuits. — Kumar Mangalam Birla Copy Share Image
Football is a personal interest which has been turned into a philanthropic initiative directed at encouraging social cohesion during the difficult process… — Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi Copy Share Image
Philanthropic leaders genially speak of complementing government, not competing with it as if monopoly were good and competition destructive-thus unwittingly conspiring against… — Richard Cornuelle Copy Share Image
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The sole precoccupation of this learned society was the destruction of humanity for philanthropic reasons and the perfection of weapons as instruments… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
What role can such philanthropy play in a society like ours? For one, philanthropic capital can go where markets will not go… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
An attitude of gratitude creates blessings. Help yourself by helping others. You have the most powerful weapons on earth - love and… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
There is a natural law, a Divine law, that obliges you and me to relieve the suffering, the distressed and the destitute. — Conrad Hilton Copy Share Image
There is a natural link between the effective running of my businesses and the effective direction of philanthropic funds. I apply business… — Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi Copy Share Image
I believe always you should have a philanthropic heart inside but business way. Because you have to get things done. That is… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
God never estimates what we give from impulse. We are given credit for what we determine in our hearts to give; for… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
I confess that I have hitherto indulged very little in philanthropic enterprises… While my townsmen and women are devoted in somany ways… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It has been said that the people of this country are deeply interested in the humanitarian and philanthropic considerations involved in [the… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
The Million Man March was held on a Monday. Most marches were always held on a weekend and most marches were paid… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
Philanthropic and religious bodies do not commonly make their executive officers out of saints. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Philanthropic work reminds you of everyone's common humanity, and that's really the common denominator for everyone. — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
... oh, I long to prove myself by writing! The best seems to die in me when I give it up. It… — Ruth Benedict Copy Share Image
Charity is a supreme virtue, and the great channel through which the mercy of God is passed on to mankind. It is… — Conrad Hilton Copy Share Image