Andy Stanley Quotes

Whether it is a super PAC or not, I have been blessed with wealth, and I think I have responsibility to use it properly.

People who have money have an obligation. I wouldn't say I'm entitled to tell them what to do with it but to use it wisely.

Don't accumulate if you do not need. The excess of wealth in your hands is for the society, and you are the trustee for the same.

The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?

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.

At the beginning, you are 20 and you can just imagine... don't get me wrong, but having money. Then you realise that it's not only about you and what you are doing but that you have to give back.

My take on tithing in America is that it's a middle-class way of robbing God. Tithing to the church and spending the rest on your family is not a Christian goal. It's a diversion. The real issue is: How shall we use God's trust fund-namely, all we have-for His glory? In a world with so much misery, what lifestyle should we call our people to live? What example are we setting?

I think if you've been given something in life you have a moral duty to give things back.

Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.

Suggest your children try tithing - giving 10 percent of their allowance to a charity every month.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

If one has been blessed or have been fortunate enough to have got much more than normal wealth, it is but natural that one expects a certain fiduciary responsibility in terms of how that wealth is applied, used and leveraged for purposes of society.

Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away.

I do think that being a sort of celebrity and being well off does give me some responsibility. I think that people who make a lot of money - and I do - should certainly give a considerable amount of it away.

With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts.

To the capitalists we appeal to use their wealth, as many of their order already do, as a great national trust, and not for selfish purposes alone.

The true nature of all wealth is temporary; those who have wealth must here and now do good deeds that will live for a long time.

I think those who are already in philanthropy and enjoying it and making a difference have a responsibility to share their stories widely, and to be very transparent about their giving.

I never thought I could enjoy all this wealth without putting it to good use.

If you have the good fortune of having money, it's almost an obligation to think creatively of ways of helping other people. But it shouldn't be in a haphazard way. You need a structure, a formula, so you don't give to everything.

People can just put their cash away and continue to make money and never give back because they just do not care, but I immediately felt obligated to use my influence for good things.

What's success all about? What's philanthropy all about? Let's think of our legacy, following in the footsteps of some great Americans like the Carnegies and the Mellons who used their wealth for quality purposes.

I have incredible wealth, and I think there's a great responsibility to use this position to do good stuff.

The truth is, you leave this world with nothing. What you are is a temporary administrator, and you must administer well... the wealth in your care, and generate more. The surplus can be used to do many things for people.