Top 133 Philanthropic Quotes & Sayings

I have tried to hold my philanthropic passion to fashion, because I think this is very important, and I realize I need to delve even deeper into it.

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

There are not enough philanthropic dollars in America to fund what is currently the need in education.

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.

Amazon is a corporation, not a philanthropic trust dedicated to the production of works of art and literature.

The mission of the law is not to oppress persons and plunder them of their property, even though the law may be acting in a philanthropic spirit. Its purpose is to protect persons and property.... If you exceed this proper limit -- if you attempt to make the law religious, fraternal, equalizing, philanthropic, industrial, or artistic -- you will then be lost in uncharted territory, in vagueness and uncertainty, in a forced utopia or, even worse, in a multitude of utopias, each striving to seize the law and impose it on you.

To make the peaks higher. [His reason to target philanthropic funding to only the best university science departments.]

If you can't distinguish people from lap-dogs, you shouldn't undertake philanthropic work.

My own philanthropic efforts have always included an educational element, whether it's expanding opportunities to educate a promising mind or extending the brain's ability to learn.

Modern reformers offer nebulous theories or write philanthropic novels. But your thief acts! He is as clear as a fact and as logical as a punch on the nose! And what a style he has!

Football is a personal interest which has been turned into a philanthropic initiative directed at encouraging social cohesion during the difficult process of African modernisation.

My girls do a lot of philanthropic work, but they are very private about it.

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

However absurd it may seem, I do in all seriousness hereby declare that I am animated mainly by philanthropic motives. I desire to do good to my fellow creatures, even to the Cui bonos.

Philanthropic dollars are precious resources, so it's our responsibility to consider how we use them carefully. Yet few of us spend enough time doing so.

American philanthropic custom owes much to leadership by business and professional people.

A philanthropic venture requires all the energy, knowledge and money from its founder that a company requires from the leadership team.

Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed.

Social activism has gone mainstream. A new generation of philanthropic leaders such as Bill and Melinda Gates, and Bono are providing inspiration, guidance, and billions of dollars through their global foundations.

Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.

We cannot preserve philanthropic and charitable values if we detach them completely from our fundamental personal beliefs and convictions.

In my new book, 'Birth,' my goal is to share the path I have traveled in the spiritual sphere and in the business and philanthropic sphere in order to reveal the essential connection between the two.

My father has been to me a paragon of what actualizing philanthropic potential can be.

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

Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.

There is a natural link between the effective running of my businesses and the effective direction of philanthropic funds. I apply business principles to my philanthropic work so that maximum value is given to the causes I support.

Naming rights are a seductive philanthropic inducement, yet more anonymous operational support may better advance the charitable purpose.

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

Philanthropic and religious bodies do not commonly make their executive officers out of saints.

The people I believed in were people like William Lever, the great philanthropic industrialist - self-made men who realised anyone could achieve.

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

I really enjoy being able to spend my time doing different charitable and philanthropic activities.

Unfortunately, governments do not have a philanthropic approach towards future governments.

Philanthropic funding can play a vital role in testing and stimulating innovation that, when proven, can be implemented at scale by business or government.

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

... 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.

Over the years, we have gone beyond our businesses to take up philanthropic projects in diverse areas - from education to health care to skilling.

I am a professional performer and I only appear on TV for entertainment or for philanthropic organizations, and I consider this a very serious matter that doesn't fit into either category.

The Miss America Organization's philanthropic arm is particularly appealing to me, as I have made it my mission to give back in ways that empower women and celebrate diversity.

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

In the U.S., philanthropic support from entrepreneurs is tightly integrated into the fabric of society, whether it's health care, medical research, or education. Now, slowly, China will know this.

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.

At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes.

Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic.

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

If I get the chance to be philanthropic, I want to help kids and teachers.

The decision on how philanthropic money is spent is made on the whims and personal interests of the wealthy, rather than what is best.

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

Russell Westbrook, giving $1 million to UCLA, it's noble. It's recognizable. It's something that's going to create a legacy for his name for years to come. It's philanthropic work.

I'm an artist, but, as I get older, I really want to do philanthropic work and help people.

The difference between charity and philanthropy is the distance of the soul... To be philanthropic is to give something, to be charitable is to give one's own heart.

I think musicians and artists are the most philanthropic people I know. Their charity record of the music business would hold up to the work of anybody.

We should never lose sight of the very close link between individual giving and the formation of philanthropic traditions.

The culture of caring and giving permeates many Indian families. In their own way, they are engaged in philanthropic pursuits.

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.

Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed.

The Call of Duty Endowment is a natural philanthropic extension of our brand.

I am very grateful for the opportunities I've had and feel I have a duty to repay my good fortune through philanthropic endeavors that expand the reach of human possibility and compassion.

I don't think there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me.

We can walk when we want to, we can build many things, but if we do not witness to Jesus Christ then it doesn't matter. We might become a philanthropic NGO but we wouldn't be the Church, the Bride of the Lord.