Done Quote by Norman Braman

All of philanthropy is harnessing that urge to have your name on something, and using it for good.

— David Fahrenthold

“Tzedakah is different than charity. Charity comes from the word charitus, which means heart. Tzedakah comes from the word tzedek, which means justice, so…

— Celso Cukierkorn

“TZEDAKAH is a Hebrew word commonly translated as “charity.” One Jewish leader described tzedakah as having eight levels of charitable giving. The eighth and…

— Richie Norton

We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Each Jew must either give or take tzedakah [charity] for Passover.

— Sholom Aleichem

A creative, thoughtful, and accomplished people such as the Jewish people should be known by what they have done and not by what has…

— Deborah Lipstadt

Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an…

— Peter Singer

In Japan, it's strange to openly take credit for giving to charity or even to donate publicly.

— Robert Paul Weston

“We are from a purely financial point of view greatly more generous than our ancestors ever were, surrendering up to half of our income…

— Alain de Botton

Philanthropy isn't just about big gifts; it's about participation. It is about the grace that comes from working together.

— Marc Benioff

I grew up in a tradition where having ideas and contributing to the community and creating art that had an impact on the world…

— Eve Ensler

Our names were made for us in another century.

— Richard Brautigan