Able Quote by James Purnell

I'm always put in the unfortunate position of asking people to donate money and people I know in bands to play benefit concerts and…

— Flea

“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the…

— Nelson Mandela

People hear 'Africa' and they think about charitable commercials, or safari tours and animals. It's our responsibility to help change that perspective.

— Masai Ujiri

Taxpayers don't want their money spent more than a very, very slender amount on actual buying art or paying for concerts.

— John Hickenlooper

People should only profit to the extent they make other peoples lives better.

— Charles Koch

“Dear Alexis, Last week at our debate, I talked about the essential unfairness that my friend and colleague Levon Helm had to continue to…

— Jonathan Taplin

It's a strange thing, this idea that for some reason, if a lot of people like what you're doing, it's therefore not very good.…

— James Corden

The solutions to Africa's problems lie in Africa, not in Live Aid concerts.

— George Ayittey

I think that selling rights is a bad move commercially, not just morally. It cheapens the songs. When people come to my concerts, they…

— Paul McCartney

Concerts have to be seen as a real event for which the aim is to try and feed everybody.

— Evelyn Glennie

The players in the promotion business today are, by and large, not in it for the art anymore. It's all about how many bucks…

— Sid Bernstein

“I think that any artistic decision that is based on whether or not you are going to make money it is not really an…

— Frank Zappa