George Soros Quotes

My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them.

I have committed to giving away 80% of my wealth, much of it in India, but also in other countries.

Society needs hundreds of hundreds of thousands of Chen Guangbiaos.

I launched Chefs for Humanity, a national nonprofit, with my voice, heart and money from my own pocket. Money gives you the ability to make a difference in the world and, when used in a positive way, is a lot of fun.

I hope that by joining The Giving Pledge, it will encourage others to do the same.

There's a big difference between charity and between activism and philanthropy. They're very different things and I think, you know, everybody should find a passion or a cause that they can really get behind, but it has to be organic.

One of my dreams in life is to do fund-raising for the youth.

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and principles of a free and open society.

I became convinced that there was greater satisfaction from giving my money away and seeing something come out of the ground, like a hospital or a university.

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have their 'Giving Pledge,' where billionaires promise to give away the majority of their wealth when they die. My Social Security Pledge is better - to give money to good causes when you are alive. Besides, more Americans can participate.

If you have more money than you need, you have to give it away. It's a duty. I get to choose whom to sponsor, and I like to give to the areas that I know something about.

I give away about 50 percent of my income, so my, you know, desire to give back to the country is pretty strong and I intend to give away a lot more. I've signed the giving pledge with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, and I intend to give away the bulk of my money.

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away.

I am a huge believer in giving back and helping out in the community and the world. Think globally, act locally I suppose. I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others.

It does not matter how much we donate; it matters whether the donation is meaningful. How to define meaningful? Let society and history judge.

'Giving 2.0' frames giving as a learning experience and encourages everyone to make giving a part of your year-round life.

I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.

In the charitable world, I find myself giving to large projects that I think can make a large-scale impact.

I've been donating all the money I earn from the TV shows to a charitable trust.

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.

It is not business, it is not government - it is the social sector that may yet save the society.

I did commit to giving my first billion away.

In fact, I have the privilege of traveling around our country and meeting people all over the country who are making a huge difference in the lives of their neighbors and themselves. That's what I'm really fortunate to be able to do.

Philanthropy and social change work are at their best when they are driven by your values and connected to what you care about most.

'Giving 2.0' is about making your giving matter more to the people we all hope to help, and it's about making your giving matter more to you.