Provision for others is a fundamental responsibility of human life. — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.' — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I don't go looking for somewhere to spend my money. You can step on a tube of toothpaste for a week, if… — T. Boone Pickens Copy Share Image
No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate… — George Washington Carver Copy Share Image
Philanthropy isn't just about big gifts; it's about participation. It is about the grace that comes from working together. — Marc Benioff Copy Share Image
Philanthropy can be integrated into business. I believe strongly that companies can be incredible agents of good in the world. — Marc Benioff Copy Share Image
a man there was, though some did count him mad, the more he cast away the more he had. — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
Unless we have courage to recognize cruelty for what it is-whether its victim is human or animal-we cannot expect things to be… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in to procure the same results and same outcomes… — Andrew Forrest Copy Share Image
Everyone wants charities to spend as little as possible on overhead. That's backwards. Overhead is what drives growth. If charities can't grow,… — Dan Pallotta Copy Share Image
If you look back at history, [Dale ] Carnegie highlighted the need for libraries to be a place where everyone could go… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Changing the world doesn't require much money. Again, think in terms of empowerment and not charity. How much were Gandhi's teachers paid?… — Tim Ferriss 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
Philanthropy is the duty of how we should behave when things go wrong for people, and how we can help to make… — Robert L. Payton Copy Share Image
But charity is a very complicated thing. Its important to find an area where you can really help and you can feel… — Roman Abramovich Copy Share Image
A world in which government is burdened by historic debt, philanthropy has limited resources, and the private sector is only interested in… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
There is in Aristotle an almost complete absence of what may be called benevolence or philanthropy. The sufferings of mankind . .… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“The Kochs were not alone. As they sought ways to steer American politics hard to the right without having to win the… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Yet the true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme povery lowers the character of… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Through their donations and work for voluntary organizations, the charitable rich exert enormous influence in society. As philanthropists, they acquire status within… — Teresa Odendahl Copy Share Image
“Akin to the idea that time is money is the concept, less spoken by as commonly assumed, that we may be adequately… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
It's really one of my all-time favorite things to do. To go out and really see the kids and visit the moms… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
In the four decades of philanthropy that have paralleled my business career, I've found that the same principles apply whether you're providing… — Michael Milken Copy Share Image
A tiny portion of the population controls the lions share of the wealth and most of the command positions of state, manufacturing,… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image