Marcus Samuelsson Quotes

Nobody is starving on the streets. We've always taken care of them. We take care of our own; we always have. It is not the government's responsibility.

We donate a lot of food to rescue organizations.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

Somewhere near you, somebody right now is trying to help the indigent and poor - providing food, shelter, clothing or simple kindness.

The food bank is something I've always supported because there's no excuse for anyone to go without food.

Let no one go hungry away. If any of the kind of people should be in want of corn, supply their necessities, provided it does not encourage them in idleness.

Too often in our communities many families have not even been aware that certain charities exist; and at the same time, there are many who are willing to volunteer their energy and their resources to help these charities, yet they do not know these charities even exist.

Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.

Jews know this in their bones. Our community could not exist for a day without its volunteers. They are the lifeblood of our organizations, whether they involve welfare, youth, education, care of the sick and elderly, or even protection against violence and abuse.

I've also committed my time and resources to many local organizations like Christmas in April, Catholic Community Services, and Hudson County Meals on Wheels.

Jose Andres has this brilliant plan which is that you employ the restaurants and restaurant workers, and then you pay them and then they feed people in need.

When we say, 'We are starving,' we have to remember that there are people who are literally starving. If everyone fed one person, one meal, we could make a huge difference.

When I was at my lowest point I had a lot of help from charities, food banks, to see me through so it is nice to start to give something back.

It is true that food banks are a sign that the British retain their altruistic instincts. I support my local food banks whenever and however I can. But I am deeply concerned about their normalisation.

How unthinkable that, in a country of such bursting plenty, so many people are facing ongoing hunger and poverty. If we are truly each other's keepers, let's support school lunches, food stamps, neighborhood garden projects, and so many other wonderful programs working to put an end to this cruel and needless blight once and for all.

Feeding the hungry is a greater work than raising the dead

In Iowa, we take care of people. That's all I think I need to say.

I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress.

When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'

I think it's very important to support those who can't help themselves - children, animals - and especially to do so in your own neighborhood.

Walmart is committed to fighting hunger in America every day.

In such a case, it would be almost sure of success, if the active members of a society established for that purpose, were inclined to meet the poor as men, as brethren, and as Christians.

I think I'd like to be able to heal people's pain, whether it is hunger, loneliness or whatever.

During 'Jersey Boys,' I discovered one of the most rewarding ways to use your goodwill is to motivate fans and friends into lending support to charity.

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