John the Apostle Quotes

They should give until it hurts, maybe a very small thing, maybe just a packet of cigarettes, but instead of by smoking that one packet, maybe I share that packet with somebody who has not got even one cigarette, and that's the beginning of love, to give until it hurts.

I was amazed by this person who, even though she had everything, would go to feed the homeless and visit sick children and Aids victims. It was like a fairy tale. Who was she really? Why did she do this? She was trying to find love. I wanted the world to see her kindness, her humility: I think she realised that would be her way.

They walked back into the world together, wearing the gift that had been given them: just life. Pity was not love, Barbie reflected...but if you were a child, giving clothes to someone who was naked had to be a step in the right direction.

In the world take always the position of the giver.

The Master lives within everyone. When you give food to the one who is starving, when you give water to the one who is thirsty, when you cover the one who is cold, you give your love to the Master.

Philanthropy is the market for love. It is the market for all those people for whom there is no other market coming.

I don't think there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me.

Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you...yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand.

If our poor die of hunger, it is not because God does not care for them. Rather, it is because neither you nor I are generous enough. It is because we are not instruments of love in the hands of God. We do not recognize Christ when once again He appears to us in the hungry man, in the lonely woman, in the child who is looking for a place to get warm.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

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

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

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.

I love to bake, so I made vanilla bean and blueberry muffins for sick hospital children. Just kidding! All of that is true except the sick children part.

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.

Americans by nature are more philanthropic than most other people, but hopefully that will change.

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

It's just not our style to put our names on the philanthropy we've done. It's not in the Jewish tradition of tzedakah.

I love charity. Ask anyone.

It doesn't take much to give back.

My husband and I are big givers to charity, and we are teaching our son Barron all about giving his old toys away to children who might not have any.

India has a long tradition of giving that cuts across all sections of society. It is a living legacy that we can all be proud of.

We must overcome our cultural barriers that giving should be a private and silent activity.