Accomplishment Quote by Bill Gates

Philanthropy, although it's tiny compared to the government, it's 2% of the US economy, which is the largest percentage, other than the Middle East.

— Bill Gates

here are economies like China's economy where it's less than a tenth [of a percent] today, although it is growing, is quite small, because…

— Bill Gates

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

— Bill Gates

I really hope that the philanthropy movement is seen not just as wealthy people giving money away but wealthy people giving away their time,…

— David Rubenstein

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

— Cecil Rhodes

Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world.

— Melinda Gates

Humanity, in the aggregate, is progressing, and philanthropy looks forward hopefully.

— Hosea Ballou

Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.

— Michael Porter

This [philanthropy] work is even more fascinating. It requires us to think harder about how we build partnerships, who we get behind. And yet…

— Bill Gates

In view of the importance of philanthropy in our society, it is surprising that so little attention has been given to it by economic…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

There's a lot of complacency in philanthropy. People figure organizations are trying to do good, and that's enough, even if the results aren't there.…

— Dustin Moskovitz

Those of us who have yet to find philanthropy may find there is a far greater reward from it than from wealth creation.

— John Caudwell