Naveen Patnaik Quotes

If all alms were given only from pity, all beggars would have starved long ago.

There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.

Working on 'Big Give' was an opportunity that I felt compelled to do. It was my chance to share in showing people how they can give big in their own life, to send the message that giving goes way beyond the gift of money. We want to share that the best thing you can give is your time and understanding.

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

I don't think of myself as doing good works. It's not, 'Oh, I must give these poor people a voice.'

Giving is the most self-satisfying thing you can ever do.

I give to panhandlers on occasion, especially around the holidays, but have always been involved with charity, which was an important part of the way I was brought up. My siblings and I knew early on in life that we were incredibly fortunate and have never taken that for granted, so we recognize the importance of giving back.

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become.

Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

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.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

I admire people like Warren Buffett that are donating so much money to charity.

Keeping books on social aid is capitalistic nonsense. I just use the money for the poor. I can't stop to count it.

If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.

Acting is a smaller piece in a big puzzle. There are charity things I want to immerse myself in and want to have the time to go and give back to people who don't have the opportunities I have. It's a very important thing to me.

Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.

To be happy, make other people happy.

Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.

If you want to be happy, make others happy!

The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.

It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.

I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.