Philanthropic Quotes - Page 7

• Philanthropy is often seen as society's risk capital. That means the onus is on philanthropists, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs to innovate. But philanthropic innovation is not just about creating something new. It also means applying new thinking to old problems, processes and systems.

  Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

  Mean, Thinking, Creating

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• By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent, and what to those we give, to Jove is lent.

  Homer

  Giving, Charity, Philanthropy

  Homer (2015). “The Odyssey”, p.249, Homer

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• Almost three years ago, when I retired, my wife and I were talking about our philanthropic work and how does one help give opportunity, particularly to kids growing up in very disadvantaged situations.And my initial kind of sense was, the government does that primarily, and what we should mostly do is pay our taxes. My wife said, no, I don't think that's quite right for us. We need to do more. We can do better.

  Steve Ballmer

  Growing Up, Kids, Opportunity

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not the church.

  Michele Bachmann

  Government, Organization, Church

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• The goal of my philanthropic work has always been to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her potential. That means our work won't be done until every child has access to quality education from early childhood to adulthood.

  Shakira

  Children, Mean, Goal

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

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• Exalt the Cross! God has hung the destiny of the race upon it. Other things we may do in the realm of ethics, and on the lines of philanthropic reforms; but our main duty converges into setting that one glorious beacon of salvation, Calvary's Cross, before the gaze of every immortal soul.

  Theodore L. Cuyler

  Friday, Destiny, Race

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• People can make symbolic gestures but doesn't mean their life changes. One philanthropic moment doesn't make a life of renewal; of change.

  Tim Winton

  Life Changing, Mean, People

  Source: www.compulsivereader.com

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• Philanthropic leaders genially speak of complementing government, not competing with it as if monopoly were good and competition destructive-thus unwittingly conspiring against the public interest.

  Richard Cornuelle

  Government, Leader, Competition

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• A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Motivational, Leadership, Teamwork

  Benjamin Franklin (2010). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Penn Reading Project Edition”, p.11, University of Pennsylvania Press

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• I just focus on my work with inner-city kids, and in my community, and on my philanthropic work.

  Mark Wahlberg

  Kids, Cities, Focus

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Growth, Charity, Kingdoms

  Thomas Carlyle (1894). “The Carlyle reader, selections ed. by J. Wood”

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• I confess that I have hitherto indulged very little in philanthropic enterprises.... While my townsmen and women are devoted in somany ways to the good of their fellows, I trust that one at least may be spared to other and less humane pursuits. You must have a genius for charity as well as for anything else. As for Doing-good, that is one of the professions which are full.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Genius, Charity, May

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• The main thing is to be philanthropic in your everyday life. You don't have to have money to do that. You can do it with your time and your energy.

  Eva Longoria

  Everyday, Energy, Can Do

  "More Than a Desperate Housewife, Eva Longoria Talks Activism". Interview with Avital Andrews, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 6, 2017.

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• It takes a noble man to plant a seed for a tree that will someday give shade to people he may never meet.

  D. Elton Trueblood

  Men, Noble Man, People

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• We’re seeing that business models and philanthropic models are not mutually exclusive.

  Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

  Models, Exclusive, Seeing

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• I get more results for my money than in any other philanthropic scheme. It is a medical fact that children can have a better chance in life with better looks, better health and more vigor if the teeth, nose, throat and mouth are taken proper care of at the crucial time of childhood.

  George Eastman

  Children, Taken, Childhood

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• New York is a great place to be if you want to make an impact and be involved in charities or philanthropic organizations like my wife and I are.

  Justin Tuck

  New York, Impact, Organization

  "NY Giant Justin Tuck Can't Wear Rings, Loves Black Diamonds" by Nic Screws, www.esquire.com. November 19, 2013.

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• The fundamental principle [of settlement work] remains: that people shall take up their residence in industrial communities, giving what they may have of public spirit, and partaking of the life about them; preserving their identity as individuals and endeavoring to keep the settlement free from the institutional form of philanthropic work. ... the relationship is reciprocal.

  Lillian Wald

  People, Giving, Community

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• I really enjoy my philanthropic work, traveling around the world and helping people in need. That's a lot of fun for me. It's really rewarding. You're helping people, but it's helping you, too. It puts life in perspective...

  Larry Fitzgerald

  Fun, People, Perspective

  "Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald talks playoff hopes, trade rumors, more in Q&A". Interview with Tom Pelissero, www.usatoday.com. July 10, 2014.

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• I used to do some philanthropic work, but with the political platform, I can contribute in a bigger way.

  Chiranjeevi

  Political, Way, Used

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• For me, philanthropic return on investment is about making the biggest impact possible on fellow human beings, regardless of country, race or religion.

  Bobby Sager

  Country, Impact, Race

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• I always learned to be philanthropic... to give back.

  Charlotte Rae

  Giving, Giving Back

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• God never estimates what we give from impulse. We are given credit for what we determine in our hearts to give; for the giving that is governed by a fixed determination. The Spirit of God revolutionises our philanthropic instincts. Much of our philanthropy is simply the impulse to save ourselves an uncomfortable feeling. The Spirit of God alters all that. As saints our attitude towards giving is that we give for Jesus Christ's sake, and from no other motive.

  Oswald Chambers

  Jesus, Determination, Attitude

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.148, Discovery House

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• ... oh, I long to prove myself by writing! The best seems to die in me when I give it up. It is the self I love--not this efficient, philanthropic self.

  Ruth Benedict

  Writing, Self, Long

  Ruth Benedict (2017). “An Anthropologist at Work”, p.138, Routledge

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• The sole precoccupation of this learned society was the destruction of humanity for philanthropic reasons and the perfection of weapons as instruments of civilization.

  Jules Verne

  Civilization, Perfection, Humanity

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