She gave me a pledge card, a card promising an annual gift of $5, $10, or $25 toward the support of the… — Charles Portis Copy Share Image
Legal plunder has two roots: One, as we have just seen, is in human selfishness; the other is in false philanthropy. — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights. — George Burns Copy Share Image
I think all philanthropy invests in product innovation, whether in a vaccine or a new kind of product of one sort or… — Judith Rodin Copy Share Image
There was a time when I believed in the persuadability of man, and had the mania of man-mending. Experience has taught me… — Robert Southey Copy Share Image
The age looks steadily to the redressing of wrong, to the righting of every form of error and injustice; and a tireless… — Mary Baker Eddy Copy Share Image
As a young woman, I dreamed of changing the world. In my twenties, I went to Africa to try and save the… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
Be discriminating when dispensing charity. In the name of charity or philanthropy, we tend to do injustice to one's country. — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
“The next speaker, Dr. Joseph Bonds, a little rat-faced Negro with protruding teeth stained by countless plugs of chewing tobacco and wearing… — George S. Schuyler Copy Share Image
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
My daughter is very happy doing philanthropy, especially in the schools. — Shiv Nadar Copy Share Image
Inside any important philanthropy meeting, you witness heads of state meeting with investment managers and corporate leaders. All are searching for answers… — Peter Buffett Copy Share Image
Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but… — Gamaliel Bailey 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
Successful charitable fund-raising has much in common with managing a business: It requires leadership, persistence, and creativity. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected,… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money. — Michael Porter Copy Share Image
When you've got the money, you spend it. When you've spent it all, let someone else get going and spend theirs. — Chuck Feeney Copy Share Image
Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy'… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
“Success is not a finite resource; share it, wish it on others, and celebrate others” — Savania China Copy Share Image
Earlier in this century, philanthropy often flowed from the wills of dead industrialists. In recent decades, it's as likely to have come… — Michael Milken Copy Share Image
