Delilah Quotes

Ask a celebrity what social cause he or she wants to take up, and many would say utopic things. For me, however, the decision is very clear... I want to do something for children, a category of people I am genuinely fond of.

I can't stand people who have all the money but do not even bother to help innocent children in any small way they possibly can.

I'm blessed to have the platform I have, and I'm going to spread the word. There's a lot of great causes, but I don't know anything that hits you harder than a child being sick. It's not fair; they don't deserve it. I'm ready to know what I can do to help.

The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.

I have a voice. It's one of my gifts. I intend to use it on behalf of the children that UNICEF seeks to aid.

Children are my pet cause. I have a foster child in El Salvador, and whenever I'm home, I work for the Adam Walsh Foundation, which finds missing children. I also do some hospital visits and other things for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

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.

A lot of wealthy people, they don't realize they have the alternatives of spending the money for good.

I'm involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I'm also involved with most children's causes, because children can't help the environment they're in.

Whether it is a super PAC or not, I have been blessed with wealth, and I think I have responsibility to use it properly.

If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.

Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.

Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

I support Children's Hospital of Los Angeles through Disney Channel and Britti Cares International in support of children with various diseases and illnesses and donate my time with pride and dignity.

I'm always impressed by how compassionate the gaming community can be when they have a cause and appreciate that they leverage our platform to raise money for those in need. We continue to encourage giving in support of important causes, including Extra Life 2012.

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

I'm starting the Juicy J Scholarship Foundation. I'm going to start doing a lot of different things trying to help out and give back.

I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light on issues that would otherwise go unnoticed.

When you have a celebrity who is willing to shine his personal spotlight on the non-profit and can also speak articulately about the mission, that's really the best of both worlds.

Government does not have a monopoly on compassion.

I have no objection to doing anything that is within the law to help children.

When I was growing up, I was regularly involved in local activities such as food collections, food kitchens, and other initiatives.

Support for charities takes many forms. Some people give their money, some their spare time. I give my name and my voice. We give what we can to make a difference to the people and issues that matter to us. But what's most important, especially for celebrities, is giving our genuine commitment.

It's one of the things about being a person with a public presence, to get to lend your name to a worthy cause.

In a world where most billionaires are all about talking about taking care of and helping people, Jim Irsay walks it.