Donation Quotes

• The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.

  Corrie Ten Boom

  Life, Age, Duration

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• What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind. Each face in the rainbow of colors that populate our world is precious and special.

  Morris Dees

  Unique, Our World, Color

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• No one can do everything, but everyone can do something

  Max Lucado

  Volunteer, Torture, Can Do Something

  Max Lucado, Jenna Lucado Bishop (2010). “You Were Made to Make a Difference”, p.109, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you're donating blood.

  Bill Murray

  Inspirational, Blood, Giving

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• If we get the donations, I think we're going to raise a significant amount of money; some will be used for some administered costs, but the public portion of that will go directly into grants.

  Montel Williams

  Money, Thinking, Cost

  "Montel Williams still the talk of the town". Interview with AskMen, www.askmen.com.

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• A gift that cannot be given away ceases to be a gift. The spirit of a gift is kept alive by its constant donation.

  Lewis Hyde

  Alive, Spirit, Given

  Lewis Hyde (2006). “The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World”, p.16, Canongate Books

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  If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

  Dalai Lama, Victor Chan (2012). “The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights”, p.11, Random House

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• I've been involved with blood donation since the 1980s because there is a critical need.

  Donna Reed

  Blood, Needs, Donors

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• I started this foundation when I was diagnosed. It was established for one reason, and that was to try to find a cure for MS. Every penny, 100% of the public donations that come into this are given back out in the form of grants to colleges and researchers around the world.

  Montel Williams

  College, Trying, Foundation

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• With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts.

  Joseph Addison

  Inspirational, People, Prudent

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• Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.

  Roma Downey

  Smile, Team, Charity

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• The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation.

  Steven Cojocaru

  Inspiring, Compassion, Generosity

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• As soon as we find a cure, we will utilize any of the donations to go toward providing medication to those who can't afford it. That is my goal.

  Montel Williams

  Goal, Medication, Cures

  "Montel Williams...still the talk of the town". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.

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• The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

  Plutarch

  Real, People, Democracy

  "Paul Ryan Echoes Ronald Reagan's Goldwater Presidential Campaign Speech" by Garance Franke-Ruta, www.theatlantic.com. August 29, 2012.

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• Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

  Muhammad Ali

  Basketball, Kindness, Fighting

  Twitter post from May 26, 2010

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• I wanted to be sure that my donation did two things: went directly into the hands of hurricane victims and that it was an amount that could really impact their lives and make a difference.

  Dr. Dre

  Impact, Hands, Two

  "For the record: quick news on Nick and Jessica, Dr.Dre, Green Day, Ashanti, Pitbull, Wyclef Jean & more". www.mtv.com. October 5, 2005.

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• When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.

  Saint Basil

  Christian, Peace, Money

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• Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

  Norman MacEwen

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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• Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'Twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears. Pass it on.

  Henry Burton

  Kindness, Years, Tears

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• The first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus est - this is the supreme practical maxim, this is the turning point of the world's History.

  Ludwig Feuerbach

  Kindness, Men, Compassion

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• Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry within us.

  Osbert Sitwell

  Health, Blood, Tree

  Osbert Sitwell (1977). “The Cruel Month”, Olympic Marketing Corp

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• Open your heart - open it wide; someone is standing outside.

  Mary Engelbreit

  Love, Inspirational, Inspiring

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• We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

  Herman Melville

  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

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• You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Motivational, Kindness

  Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.34, Lulu.com

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• Every donation received is a potential negative ad. Vetting money is just as important as raising it.

  Dick Morris

  Political, Important, Negative

  Dick Morris (2007). “The New Prince: Machiavelli Updated for the Twenty-First Century”, p.115, St. Martin's Press

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