I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it. — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent, and what to those we give, to Jove is lent. — Homer Copy Share Image
Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective. — Marc Benioff Copy Share Image
“Most poor people do not really aspire to end poverty; they merely aspire to escape it.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Misers makes money their lord, but the spenders makes it their slaves and servants” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
We’re seeing that business models and philanthropic models are not mutually exclusive. — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Copy Share Image
What you realize when you work in the philanthropic world is that people aren't just numbers: they are families with real needs… — Jacky Rosen Copy Share Image
Russell Westbrook, giving $1 million to UCLA, it's noble. It's recognizable. It's something that's going to create a legacy for his name… — Jalen Rose 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I'm very involved in my business and with my family and my friends. I don't play the social world very much, and… — Donna Karan Copy Share Image
When I travel around the globe, I try as hard as I can to represent the NBA and the game of basketball… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
The continent is incredibly exciting. When I first went there, it consumed me, and I instantly felt like I wanted to be… — Veronika Varekova Copy Share Image
We should always try to find corporate or philanthropic co-funders for the projects we think will make a difference. — Penny Mordaunt Copy Share Image
To make the peaks higher. [His reason to target philanthropic funding to only the best university science departments.] — Wickliffe Rose Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place. — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
I just focus on my work with inner-city kids, and in my community, and on my philanthropic work. — Mark Wahlberg Copy Share Image
I really enjoy being able to spend my time doing different charitable and philanthropic activities. — Jennie Garth Copy Share Image
Wealth is not to feed our egos but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves. — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image