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Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling. — Bill Gates

The world and life have been mighty good to me. And I want to put something back. — Ted Turner

The law has been perverted by the influence of two entirely different causes: stupid greed and false philanthropy. Let us speak of the first. — Frederic Bastiat

My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. — 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

The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation. — Mary Ritter Beard

Power engenders the evil-minded who ill-treat the needy in all parts of the world. — Sylvia Iparraguirre

A humanitarian seldom makes a good lover. For a lover's world revolves around their lover, while a humanitarian's world revolves around the world. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

If there is one word that describes our form of society in America, it may be the word-voluntary. — Lyndon B. Johnson

Politics is social work with power. — Barbara Mikulski

Whatever we give to the wretched, we lend to fortune. — Seneca The Younger

The religious instinct will never be replaced by law or even philanthropy. — Hugh Reginald Haweis

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

At the end of the day, philanthropy can only ever be an adjunct to what governments provide. And government coffers need to be replenished. — Noreena Hertz

Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use. — Gamaliel Bailey

I very much believe in teaching young people about philanthropy, and to give back. — Lynn Schusterman

One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it. — Maya Angelou

The responsibility of philanthropy rests with us. The wealthier we are, the more powerful we get. We cannot put the entire onus on the government. — Azim Premji

Philanthropy is activism. — Eli Broad

When I started teaching at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2000, no field-based courses in strategic philanthropy existed. — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

Every act of goodness is born from our desire to be happy. — Udai Yadla

Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy. — Ram Shriram

All the family money is for philanthropy, except for living expenses for my mother. She is 94 and isn't a big spender. — Ronnie Chan

With few exceptions, the leading women in philanthropy, notably Melinda Gates, are the wives or daughters of rich and powerful men. — Kavita Ramdas

Philanthropy lies at the heart of human greatness. — Patrick J. Ryan

I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective. — Marc Benioff

I truly believe that philanthropy and commerce can work together. — Donna Karan

Philanthropy, like charity, must begin at home. — Charles Lamb

'Giving 2.0' was born of my desire to redefine and democratize philanthropy. — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

Kindness is always fashionable. — Amelia Barr

When we see a special reformer we feel like asking him, What right have you, sir, to your own virtue? Is virtue piecemeal? — Ralph Waldo Emerson

One of my goals is to reinvent philanthropy. — Peter Diamandis

Philanthropy is the gateway to power — Bert Cooper

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

Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private - not the public - sector, is a relatively recent historical development. — Peter Diamandis

Save the World-ers — Kajsa Li Paludan

He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks. — Douglas William Jerrold

What's the best way to make sure that the poor have a share in a country's growing wealth: Regulation? Taxes? Philanthropy? — Linsey McGoey

Women's philanthropic leadership is fundamental to their advancement in society. — Kaye Ballard

It's very difficult to be continuously charitable in a capitalistic society. You've also got to make sure that you can pay everyone who works for you. — Felix Dennis

CHAPTER XVI MR. GOTOBED'S PHILANTHROPY — Anthony Trollope

Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world. — Melinda Gates

As a tither you automatically become solution-oriented rather than problem-oriented. — Mark Victor Hansen

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not worth preserving. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The law has been perverted through the influence of two very different causes-naked greed and misconceived philanthropy. — Frederic Bastiat

Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation. — Pope Francis

Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money. — Michael Porter

Fundraising is an extreme sport! — Marc A. Pitman

It's important to do see the results of your philanthropy while you are alive. — Husnu Ozyegin

Be discriminating when dispensing charity. In the name of charity or philanthropy, we tend to do injustice to one's country. — Sathya Sai Baba

I respect generosity in people, and I respect it in companies too, I don't look at it as philanthropy; I see it as an investment in the community. — Paul Newman

To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.
[To steal the hog, and give the feet to alms.] — George Herbert

Men think it is philanthropy to give away sex. — Girdhar Joshi

The sense of justice is continuous with the love of mankind. — John Rawls

I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.' — Benjamin Franklin

Still his philanthropy was of that gunpowderous sort that the difference between it and animosity was hard to determine. — Charles Dickens

I'm a technologist by origin and by training, but I'm focused on philanthropy. — Pierre Omidyar

Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined. — James Cook

Much is expected from those to whom much is given. — C.S. Lewis

When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what they right hand doeth. — Matthew McConaughey

Philanthropies and charities have a certain air of quackery. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I regard philanthropy as a tragic apology for wrong conditions under which human beings live ... — Helen Keller

Philanthropists themselves are often the first to admit that their philanthropy is aimed at preserving rather than redistributing wealth. — Linsey McGoey

True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities. — Naveen Jain

Philanthropy is my job. — Will.i.am

I get great satisfaction from both business and philanthropy. — Donald Bren

Do we live for or do we live off philanthropy? — Robert L. Payton

How I see my career is very much as an entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy. — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

We must turn our attention to the exquisite art of Corporate Philanthropy. — Anonymous

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Philanthropy should be taking much bigger risks that business. If these are easy problems, business and government can come in and solve them. — Bill Gates

Michael Porter said that "corporations can use philanthropy to improve their competitive context — Anonymous

To have people from every continent who are working on philanthropy, on social entrepreneurship, gives me a unique opportunity to engage. — Darren Walker

In everything I do, whether in business, philanthropy or my personal life, I am guided by my inner truth, my values. — Shari Arison

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

Wealth without virtue is no harmless neighbor. — Sappho

I get angry when someone calls me only rich.. I am happy with my social personality and my generosity. — Sakip Sabanci

Philanthropy, although it's tiny compared to the government, it's 2% of the US economy, which is the largest percentage, other than the Middle East. — Bill Gates

You are only given one life, one chance at fully living it ... take risks, believe in your dreams, explore the world and her people, live out loud! — Danell Lynn

Without a love of humankind there is no love of God. — Sholem Asch

It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it. — Barbara Jordan

Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good. — William Penn

Rather than being a human, be a humanitarian — Kowtham Kumar K

Philanthropy is one of the most hopeful characteristics of our time. — Mary Livermore

Those of us who have yet to find philanthropy may find there is a far greater reward from it than from wealth creation. — John Caudwell

I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope. — Ricky Martin

I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy. — Eli Broad

Philanthropy has always been something that I've been kind of interested in because I think it was instilled at a very young age through my parents. — Serinda Swan

The good-they cannot create; they are always the beginning of the end. — Friedrich Nietzsche

If service is the rent you pay for your existence on this earth, are you behind in your rent? — Robert G. Allen

Legal plunder has two roots: One, as we have just seen, is in human selfishness; the other is in false philanthropy. — Frederic Bastiat

Donate and do not talk about it, they say you do nothing for the society; do and talk about it, they say you seek publicity! — Amitabh Bachchan

Philanthropy is the principal social institution that provides instruction in voluntary service. — Robert L. Payton

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

My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it. — An Wang

the inducements of philanthropy to those of patriotism, — Alexander Hamilton

The best recreation is to do good. — William Penn

Legal plunder has two roots: One of them, as I have said before, is in human greed; the other is in false philanthropy. — Frederic Bastiat

Philanthropy can be integrated into business. I believe strongly that companies can be incredible agents of good in the world. — Marc Benioff

The new world economic order is not an exercise in philanthropy, but in enlightened self-interest for everyone concerned. — Carlos Fuentes