LeSean McCoy Quotes

I try to give back as much as I can to the community, especially in the area that I grew up in. I've donated costumes to charity.

I think it's important to be involved with charities that don't necessarily reflect what you're dealing with in your life.

For me, success is being able to give back to your friends, your family, your community, those in need and the world entire.

I have always been interested in giving back, and I wouldn't want to know a life without giving.

I've always believed that it's important to give something back to the world and community.

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

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

My great-grandfather started in the coal mines, and my great grandmother made 10 pounds of bread every Saturday morning that we delivered to the neighbors. It was always about giving back. These kinds of things drive me to make a difference.

More money gives me the chance to help more people, to give something back.

People not only want to support public schools, but people warm to this idea of being a philanthropist, even if they might have only have $5 to spare.

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.

Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling.

Any definition of a successful life must include service to others.

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.

My parents taught my sister and me the importance of giving back and making a difference in another person's life.

There's something profoundly liberating about giving, yet we don't do it often enough. It begs the question: why not? For some of us, our demanding schedules overtake our time to volunteer. For others, our fear of economic instability manifests a mindset dominated by pernicious lies like, "You can't afford to give" and "If you give, you won't have enough". However, truth of the matter is we simply cannot afford to not give back!

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

I think what I really want to do [is] do something charitable.

The important thing, once you have enough to eat and a nice house, is what you can do for others, what you can contribute to the enterprise as a whole.

Sometimes you have to put back in the community.

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

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.

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.

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.

Doing good for the community is something that should be a part of who you are. The more you get, the more you should give back.