Jon Huntsman Sr. Quotes

I had one idea that never changed in my mind - that you should use your wealth to help people.

I enjoy giving money away. The more you give, the more you get.

The more riches you have, the more you can share. So I like to share everything that I have that's of value.

I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while one is living.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

I have a pretty big fund-raising heart.

I have always worked and I would say I'm generous with money - if somebody needed anything I would always give it to them.

May God be my witness that there will not be a poor man in my Czardom... and even to my last shirt I will share with all.

Benevolence has come somewhat into fashion of late.

Mrs. Madison was a remarkably fine woman. She was beloved by everybody in Washington, white and colored. Whenever soldiers marched by, during the war, she always sent out and invited them in to take wine and refreshments, giving them liberally of the best in the house…. In the last days of her life, before Congress purchased her husband's papers, she was in a state of absolute poverty, and I think sometimes suffered for the necessaries of life. While I was a servant to Mr. (Daniel) Webster, he often sent me to her with a market-basket full of provisions, and told me whenever I saw anything in the house that I thought she was in need of, to take it to her. I often did this, and occasionally gave her small sums from my own pocket, though I had years before bought my freedom of her.

While Pop lived his life in comfort, he was always generous to the less fortunate.

More money gives me the chance to help more people, to give something back.

As a young man, I was a navy officer in Vietnam. I made $320 a month and would always give away $50 a month to a family I felt that was in greater need than me, in addition to my tithing to my church. I've just always felt in my heart, coming from a very humble background, that there are plenty of people who need a break in life.

If people are going to give, they're going to give. And it doesn't matter if you give a dollar or five dollars or a hundred dollars or a million dollars; it's all according to your ability.

Coming from a family of preachers, the idea of giving back has been part of my life as long as I can remember.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

I want to do something to help people.

It's important to do see the results of your philanthropy while you are alive.

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.

For over 35 years, I've been making charitable donations anonymously.

I'm not a do-gooder. It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in.

The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.