Dorothy Day Quotes

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

I'm a sucker for giving people money on the street. I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing, but I can't help myself.

Charity is willingly given from the heart.

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.

For over 35 years, I've been making charitable donations anonymously.

My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.

Charities are really good. To a certain extent, the ones you pick are arbitrary.

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

Importantly, I still give money to homeless people - and all other charities.

Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don't want.

I admire people like Warren Buffett that are donating so much money to charity.

Around 80 per cent of my money goes to charity.

My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving.

You know I think I could give a little more back to charity.

It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

I've been doing a lot of stuff that has to do with charity and giving. I'm trying to give and not take as much.

Charity should always be a constant.

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

I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

I like to give back.

My argument is that charity does indeed start at home, but it doesn't stop there.