Herbert Hoover Quotes

From my early school days, I was brought up with the belief that we have a duty to use our talents, to volunteer and to make a contribution.

America needs young people to be inspired to choose sacrifice over greed.

Those who devote their lives to serving our country, children, and neighborhoods are giving back. They have answered the call to serve.

National service is America at its best.

It is unacceptable to be silent about American generosity.

I want to do things for the people of this country.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

We are at our best when we give the ultimate sacrifice of putting other people, putting the country, putting our communities ahead of ourselves.

He who gives money gives some, he who gives time gives more, and he who gives of himself gives all.

I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.

The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

I always knew that I would give back. My mother and my father both believe you have to work hard and give back. That's why I was a volunteer firefighter, that's why I worked in a homeless shelter. I always knew I'd give back, elective office or not.

Trying to give back a little bit is important.

Giving is what makes a nation great.

I believe in giving back.

We should all spend some time of our life doing service to our country. To me, I would give up a couple of years.

He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice.

I know what motivated you was not just a political campaign. It was your love of our country.

They need to be re-supplied with energy, and that energy comes from asking not what your country can do for you, but from what you can do for your country.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

I knew a homeless guy who'd give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there's something that makes us want to give. For me, it's quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened and self-nurtured by generosity.

I think often times when people choose to be part of a charity; it's usually because something is very personal.

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time volunteers.

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others. My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.