Tavis Smiley Quotes

I've been given so much, and if I can just give back a tenth of what I've been given, then it's all worth it.

I get excited about people doing stuff, and to whom I want to give. And I believe in giving back to people who have helped me and my family in the past. The key is getting excited.

Whenever anybody comes to me with a way that I can give something back, it would be ungrateful at this point in my life to not say yes.

When we can give back to the real heroes, that's what I find rewarding.

I think about giving back every single day, about the people who put so much effort into supporting my mum and me.

It's easy to give back to people who are so genuine and kind.

The world and life have been mighty good to me. And I want to put something back.

I'm incredibly fortunate and it's important to me to make sure that I give back where I can.

This sport has given me so much that my hope would be to give back as much as I can for as long as I can.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity.

I think you have to be grateful to those who have helped you.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

I'm very fortunate to have been raised in my family. I learned early about the importance of giving back.

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

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.

My mother always wanted to give back.

It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.

But often times, I feel like I'm so blessed, it's not fair. That what I'm doing is not contributing to the good of the world.

I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.

I'll tell you where my heart is - my heart is just to try to give back.

I have been given much, and so I want to give as much as I can.

Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served.

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.

I'm just so very lucky to be able to do what I do for a living, and giving back is a way for me to express my gratitude. I'm so lucky to be in a position to help people, and that's appealing to me.