Philanthropy Quotes

347 Philanthropy quotes by 228 unique authors

I do think that people have an obligation to give back but that doesn't necessarily mean that you give back just the traditional way. Maybe… — Steve Case
As a young woman, I dreamed of changing the world. In my twenties, I went to Africa to try and save the continent, only to… — Jacqueline Novogratz
We have previously suggested that philanthropy combines genuine pity with the display of power and that the latter element explains why the powerful are more… — Reinhold Niebuhr
My philanthropy is no relation to anybody else's. None. My philanthropy and what we do at the foundation speaks for itself and has no relation… — Jon Bon Jovi
Fifty seven million children across the world don't want an iPhone, Xbox or chocolates. They want a book and pen. — Malala Yousafzai
The rich man never really gives anything, he only distributes part of the surplus. It is the person of moderate means who really gives. — George Eastman
Donate and do not talk about it, they say you do nothing for the society; do and talk about it, they say you seek publicity! — Amitabh Bachchan
Everyone knows about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now help me spread the word about Giving Tuesday! — Bill Gates
You have had your last bad meal. But, you have also heard your last honest compliment, and you have lost your last true friend. — Abraham Flexner
Contrary to Piketty’s rentier hypothesis, I don’t see anyone on the [Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans] whose ancestors bought a great parcel of… — Bill Gates
I've seen how important this concept is in business. To be truly successful, companies need to have a corporate mission that is bigger than making… — Marc Benioff
It’s important to think good, speak good, and do good. If we want to see positive change in the world, then we need to connect… — Shari Arison
All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then… — Saadi
I do not want to live under a philanthropy. I do not want to be taken care of by the government.... We do not want… — Woodrow Wilson
If philanthropy is not voluntary, it destroys liberty and justice. The law can give nothing that has not first been taken from its owner. — Frederic Bastiat
You have to build a culture of philanthropy. In a country like India, we need to be sensitive and caring about the poorer, more disadvantaged… — Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
The merchant must be no more pessimist than optimist, since pessimism induces him to hold back his capital but optimism induces him to take such… — W. E. B. Du Bois
I'm on a lot of nonprofit boards, but if I didn't enjoy it I wouldn't do it. I haven't yet done anything that's transformational in… — David Rubenstein
In business, the market gives you feedback in real time. Your sales figures tell you what's working, what isn't, and how you need to change.… — Jeff Raikes
All philanthropy is only a savoury fumigation burning at the mouth of a sewer. — Ellen Key
[May] this civic and social landmark [the Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center] ... be a constant reminder of the inspiring service that has been rendered… — Calvin Coolidge
In philanthropy, many of us give a little bit and each year we give more and more to see what actually works and not just… — John Paul DeJoria
Philanthropy is the market for love. It is the market for all those people for whom there is no other market coming. — Dan Pallotta
Philanthropies and charities have a certain air of quackery. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have much more confidence in the charity which begins in the home and diverges into a large humanity, than in the world-wide philanthropy which… — Anna Brownell Jameson

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