Liya Kebede Quotes

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bobby was one of the few people I had ever known who really wanted to do something for me.

He gives twice who gives promptly.

I give a lot to charity when it comes to clothes.

If people are going to give, they're going to give. And it doesn't matter if you give a dollar or five dollars or a hundred dollars or a million dollars; it's all according to your ability.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness.

We are treated with such generosity of spirit.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

When you look at Regis, he really and truly does feel for those people, and I feel like I've done it too. You're giving away somebody else's money so what do you care? It's not your money.

Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.

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.

I give with reason.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

I'm very rich - in friends. I'm too nice a fellow. I give most of my money away.

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.

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

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

My father... very generous, very philanthropic, very charitable man. My siblings and I and my mother continue with always appreciating and always giving back. It's something I hope that I've become a role model for my children.