Institutions Quote by Robert L. Payton

Philanthropy should be voluntary.

— Bill Gates

Philanthropy is loving, and ameliorative, revolutionary; it wakens lofty desires, new possibilities, achievements, and energies; ... it touches thought to spiritual issues, systematizes action,…

— Mary Baker Eddy

Philanthropy is the duty of how we should behave when things go wrong for people, and how we can help to make things better…

— Robert L. Payton

Though easy to define, it is important to understand the significance of philanthropy. I believe it is really a state of mind: where one…

— Shiv Nadar

I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And…

— Priscilla Chan

Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the…

— David Rockefeller

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 cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying.

— Azim Premji

Philanthropy is all about making a positive difference in the world by devoting your resources and your time to causes you believe in. In…

— Jeffrey Skoll

Philanthropy is to give without being asked. Giving at asking is a compliment.

— Mohammad MUSTAFA

Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling.

— Bill Gates