George Eastman Quotes

I want to give away the money. I don't want to die with it. I want the money to be used well.

I believe in two things: One, Andrew Carnegie said, 'He who dies with wealth dies in shame.' And someone once said, 'He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.'

Why should someone who has $5 billion only give away $2.5 billion? They can't take it with them.

Defer not charities till death; for certainly, if a man weigh it rightly, he that doth so is rather liberal of another man's than of his own.

There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people.

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

The best way of enjoying your money is to spend it on other people. I don't need much.

You know, I'm not gonna take my money with me to heaven or hell, wherever I'm going. So I want to do something good with it even though my means are very limited. I'm no millionaire!

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.

If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

My only regret about money is that I don't have more to give away.

I've always thought that people who left a great deal of money in their will never enjoyed the great honor and privilege and heart-rendering feeling of giving to others during their lifetime, because they were too selfish to give to others while they were alive, so they made sure they were dead and couldn't use it anymore.

I love to give money away. I don't know if it makes my children and grandchildren all that happy.

Russell Westbrook, giving $1 million to UCLA, it's noble. It's recognizable. It's something that's going to create a legacy for his name for years to come. It's philanthropic work.

Don't hoard your wealth. Instead, live the life you want with the wealth you have been blessed with, but also make it beneficial for the good of the larger community.

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.

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.

My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part in life.

Philanthropy is lost. The human spirit is suppressed. Most people want a legacy; they want to give something back, a library, a hospital wing, a donation to their church. This is a form of socialism that must go.

Those who give not till they die show that they would not then if they could keep it any longer.

Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.

Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can.

Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?

I didn't want my epitaph to read 'Here lies John Caudwell, billionaire.' I knew that wasn't enough. I've had a charitable instinct all my life, but working gave me no time for it.

I will give away at least half my wealth during my lifetime and after my death. In the meantime, I'll continue to grow my wealth as much as possible so that the amount I bequeath to charities and worthy causes can be as substantial as possible.