Philanthropy Quotes · Page 10

Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude…

— Matthew McConaughey

Money is only unused power. The real purpose of wealth, after food, clothing and shelter, is philanthropy.

— Leon Levy

When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them, as if their reason had left them.

— Anonymous

I respect generosity in people, and I respect it in companies too, I don't look at it as philanthropy; I see it…

— Paul Newman

I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others

— Carlos Slim

Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined.

— James Cook

Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private - not the public - sector, is a relatively recent historical development.

— Peter Diamandis

If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the…

— Warren Buffett

It's an irony that growing inequality could mean more money for philanthropy. In the US, quite a few of the ultra-rich have…

— Geoff Mulgan

Ah, how little you know of human happiness - you comfortable and benevolent people! For happiness and unhappiness are brother and sister…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“I think it's important that we give back to society and our fellow man regardless of our professions. We all need help…

— Rhonda Hopkins

In honor of Oprah Winfrey: Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to…

— Aberjhani

The philanthropic tradition is older than democracy, older than Christianity, and older than higher education. It gives form and purpose to personal…

— Robert L. Payton

Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting…

— Eli Broad

The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware.…

— Landon Donovan

What the poor need is not charity but capital, not caseworkers but coworkers. And what the rich need is a wise, honorable…

— Clarence Jordan

The Girl Scouts is where I became acquainted with the idea that a woman can do anything. Learning that early on has…

— Lisa Ling

A tiny portion of the population controls the lions share of the wealth and most of the command positions of state, manufacturing,…

— Michael Parenti

His words even imply that philanthropy has deeper depths than is generally realized. The great emotions of compassion and mercy are traced…

— Fulton J. Sheen

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

Compassionate Saviour! We welcome Thee to our world, We welcome Thee to our hearts. We bless Thee for the Divine goodness Thou…

— William Ellery Channing

I think philanthropy is also growing and catching on. Figuring out how the philanthropy sector, which is quite small compared to the…

— Bill Gates

John Marks Templeton has achieved exemplary success in both business and philanthropy. For Looking Forward he has assembled a diverse and remarkable…

— Rupert Murdoch

“The ideological blackmail that has been in place since the original Live Aid concerts in 1985 has insisted that ‘caring individuals’ could…

— Mark Fisher

If there is one word that describes our form of society in America, it may be the word-voluntary.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Society can't wait. It's sad there are so many entrepreneurs, business successes and venture capitalists who give no thought to society.

— Les Wexner

We cannot preserve philanthropic and charitable values if we detach them completely from our fundamental personal beliefs and convictions.

— Robert L. Payton

We are responsible for the world in which we find ourselves, if only because we are the only sentient force which can…

— James A. Baldwin

In my experience, the more successful an idea is, the easier it is to fund it. In philanthropy, it's almost harder.

— Stanley Druckenmiller

As I see it, most major philanthropists have been bullied into giving. They feel social pressure to give. It has become a…

— Steven Levitt

I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.

— Eli Broad

I firmly believe that philanthropy is most effective and outcome-oriented when you ensure that your pledge actually gets spent.

— Shiv Nadar

There is a stupid humility that is quite common and when a person is afflicted with it, he is once and for…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I have a philanthropy advisor, Hari Menon, who was earlier at the Gates Foundation.

— Rohini Nilekani

To help others all it takes is a compassionate heart, and a willingness to be needed. Dr.James Dazouloute

— DrJames Dazouloute

It's very difficult to be continuously charitable in a capitalistic society. You've also got to make sure that you can pay everyone…

— Felix Dennis

I think the great livers, the people who are fully self-actualizing and alive, are the great givers.

— Mark Victor Hansen

Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within.

— Sandra Cisneros

Pure philanthropy is very well in its way but philanthropy plus five percent is a good deal better.

— Cecil Rhodes

The kind uncles and aunts of the race are more esteemed than its true spiritual fathers and mothers.

— Henry David Thoreau