Philanthropy Quotes - Page 6

• Fifty seven million children across the world don't want an iPhone, Xbox or chocolates. They want a book and pen.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Xbox, Children, Book

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• Changing the world doesn't require much money. Again, think in terms of empowerment and not charity. How much were Gandhi's teachers paid? How much did it cost to give Dr. Martin Luther King the books that catalyzed his mind and actions?

  Tim Ferriss

  Teacher, Kings, Book

  "The Karmic Capitalist: Should I Wait Until I’m Rich to Give Back?" by Tim Ferriss, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 9, 2007.

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• Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Writing, Opera, Checks

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• Philanthropy without scale and sustainability is like any other bad business that will simply wither and die on the vine.

  Naveen Jain

  Giving, Vines, Sustainability

  FaceBook post by Naveen Jain from Nov 12, 2015

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• I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them - there's only us.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Encouragement, Kindness, Fear

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• It’s important to think good, speak good, and do good. If we want to see positive change in the world, then we need to connect to goodness. I try in everything I do, both in business and philanthropy, to make a positive change and do that by doing good.

  Shari Arison

  Thinking, Important, Trying

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

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Names, Giving, Want

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, J. D. McClatchy (2000). “Poems and Other Writings”, p.796, Library of America

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• Over a three year period, I gave away half of what I had. To be honest, my hands shook as I signed it away. I knew I was taking myself out of the race to be the richest man in the world.

  Ted Turner

  Inspirational, Motivational, Suicide

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• The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations.

  Michael Bloomberg

  Organization, Giving, Inspire

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• I always had the old-school model that I'm going to work for as long as I'm relevant and focus on for-profit activities and someday when I retire I'm going to learn about philanthropy.

  Marc Andreessen

  School, Long, Focus

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• We are, after all, only trustees of the wealth we possess. Without the community and its resources... there would be little wealth for anyone.

  John Ruskin

  Community, Would Be, Charity

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• We see community organizations as major service providers and economic drivers rather than as recipients or distributors of charity, and coordinators of volunteers. Today they constitute what's referred to as 'the social economy'.

  Julia Gillard

  Organization, Volunteer, Community

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• As the funds you will expend have come from many places in the world, so let there be no territorial, religious, or color restrictions on your benefactions, but beware of organized, professional charities with high-salaried executives and a heavy ratio of expense.

  Conrad Hilton

  Religious, Color, World

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• My philanthropy is no relation to anybody else's. None. My philanthropy and what we do at the foundation speaks for itself and has no relation to anyone's.

  Jon Bon Jovi

  Foundation, Speak, Relation

  "Jon Bon Jovi talks about music, philanthropy and his daughter's stuggle". The Associated Press Interview, www.oregonlive.com. December 3, 2012.

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• When it comes to helping out, I don't believe in doing it for the media attention. My goal is to support the organizations that need help.

  Paul Allen

  Believe, Media, Organization

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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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• He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Leadership, Kindness, Done

  Benjamin Franklin (2016). “Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.181, Benjamin Franklin

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• One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

  George Eliot

  Money, Luxury, Giving

  George Eliot (2016). “Complete Works Of George Eliot”, p.2974, ShandonPress

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• The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Encouragement, Freedom, Business

  "The Power of Purpose: Find Meaning, Live Longer, Better". Book by Richard Leider, p. 35., 2010.

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• Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Life, Charity, Appreciated

  Henry David Thoreau (1882). “Walden”, p.121

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• What are you doing for others?

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Kings, Helping Others, Volunteer

  Jim Haskins, James Haskins, Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1992). “I have a dream: the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr”, Millbrook Pr

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• Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Men, Eggs, Generosity

  Henry Ward Beecher (1897). “The Original Plymouth Pulpit: Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn”

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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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• Philanthropy is all about making a positive difference in the world by devoting your resources and your time to causes you believe in. In my case, I like to support causes where "a lot of good comes from a little bit of good," or, in other words, where the positive social returns vastly exceed the amount of time and money invested.

  Jeffrey Skoll

  Money, Believe, Differences

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• A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

  Jack London

  Dog, Generosity, Giving

  Jack London (2015). “The Road: Classic American Literature”, p.3, 谷月社

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