Amitabh Bachchan Quotes

ANYONE WHO GIVES ANYTHING—TIME, MONEY, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND NETWORKS—IN ANY AMOUNT, TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD.

There are plenty of easy things that you can do from the comfort of your own home to get you started on the path of giving back.

We are not about creating a Forrest dynasty, we're about helping others.

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

When I was younger, I played sports and went to camp. As I got older, my parents began to instill in us the importance of giving back to the community, especially those places around the world that are less fortunate than my very privileged life growing up in Los Angeles.

I did charity events with the Cup all the time.

Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.

You hear about players like Jamal Crawford who's constantly giving back. Isaiah Thomas, even though he's from Tacoma, he went to U-Dub, and he's constantly giving back to the community.

When I decided to retire I thought I should align myself with a charity that can use my high profile.

Volunteering is a window into the passions of the soul.

It's all about giving back, helping people and encouraging people. I love to do that.

I do things - whether it's donations or events for good causes or giving back to my community - for the right reason: because I want to. Because it's the best thing to do. I wanna help someone else out.

Looking back, if I had to live my life over, there are things I would do differently, but the one thing I would not change is my charitable giving. I'm particularly thankful for my father's advice to set goals so high that they can't possibly be achieved during a lifetime and to give help where help is needed most. That inspiration keeps me energized and eager to keep working hard every day on giving back and making the world a better place for generations to come.

I think that what we leave behind us is extremely important. I therefore spend a fair amount of time on the charitable front, and someday I hope to spend more time on it.

I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.

My giving story started with my parents - my late mother, Frances Arrillaga, who dedicated her life to philanthropic and community service, and my father, John Arrillaga, whose daily generosity of heart, mind, and hands-on contributions make him one of the most extraordinary philanthropists I know.

Sometimes you have to put back in the community.

I want to do something to help people.

I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities.

As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don't have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn't matter as much as how you do what you do.

All of the charities we're involved with have touched me in one way or another on a personal level. There are about eight or nine charities that I support.

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

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.

It's never too early to involve your kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better.

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.