I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can,… — John D. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The currency of ones thinking for generosity of people welfare never devaluates and only buys newer ideas. — Anuj Somany Copy Share Image
... still his philanthropy was of that gunpowderous sort that the difference between it and animosity was hard to determine. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
In everything I do, whether in business, philanthropy or my personal life, I am guided by my inner truth, my values. — Shari Arison Copy Share Image
He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks. — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share Image
The Greek word for idiot, literally translated, means one who does not participate in politics. That sums up my conviction on the… — Gladys Pyle Copy Share Image
When we started out, I kept wondering, what are the rules of philanthropy? And it turns out that there are rules for… — Sudha Murty Copy Share Image
I was born to Haitian parents, and the idea of giving back is really just a part of our culture. So, I… — Karen Civil Copy Share Image
By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community. That means that classroom lessons… — John Glenn Copy Share Image
Philanthropy is all about sharing. If there's an opportunity to collaborate, we will. Collaborating just for finance is pointless. It has to… — Roshni Nadar Copy Share Image
I know rappers who are grandparents and we still haven't conquered politics, social development, philanthropy and these are areas, as we become… — Rhymefest Copy Share Image
We are seeing smarter philanthropy, more philanthropy, and that's true world wide. So it's kind of a movement that has a lot… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
One of the great movements in my lifetime among educated people is the need to commit themselves to action. Most people are… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
When lack of funds prevents hospitals from functioning efficiently and fully, private philanthropy of all kinds must help. The difference it makes… — Henry Townley Heald Copy Share Image
I do think that people have an obligation to give back but that doesn't necessarily mean that you give back just the… — Steve Case Copy Share Image
“Ever were the rich folk, the pashas of Calimport, praised for their philanthropy, when in fact, the gold they so charitably gave… — R.A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
When the idea came up, (Newman's Own) I said, "Are you crazy? Stick my face on the label of salad dressing?" And… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“That day, I learned that I could be a giver by simply bringing a smile to another person. The ensuing years have… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
In order to learn how to do something well, you have to fail sometimes. In order to fail, there has to be… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
“Hypocrisy 101 (The Sonnet) What irritates me the most is hypocrisy, and fancy chimps cannot fathom the irony. While untouched by the… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Businesses must reconnect company success with social progress. Shared value is not social responsibility, philanthropy, or even sustainability, but a new way… — Michael Porter Copy Share Image
Philanthropy is the market for love. It is the market for all those people for whom there is no other market coming. — Dan Pallotta 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
Together, we must renew our continued commitment to serve and pledge to bring a positive change to our communities. — Arnold Schwarzenegger 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
It is thus only this personal feeling of misery that we get rid of by acts of pity. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
To have people from every continent who are working on philanthropy, on social entrepreneurship, gives me a unique opportunity to engage. — Darren Walker Copy Share Image
If philanthropy is not voluntary, it destroys liberty and justice. The law can give nothing that has not first been taken from… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
As water collected in a tank gets pure by filtration, so accumulated wealth is preserved by being employed in charity. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
All philanthropy — no age has seen more of it than our own — is only a savoury fumigation burning at the… — Ellen Key Copy Share Image
“Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Nay, it is overrated; and it is our selfishness which… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The rich man never really gives anything, he only distributes part of the surplus. It is the person of moderate means who… — George Eastman 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
Fundraising requires looking someone eye-to-eye and say, "Will you help me" and don't say another thing. Just listen to them. — Jeff Henderson Copy Share Image
“Most poor people do not really aspire to end poverty; they merely aspire to escape it.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Social advance depends quite as much upon an increase in moral sensibility as it does upon a sense of duty. — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
As a tither you automatically become solution-oriented rather than problem-oriented. — Mark Victor Hansen Copy Share Image
