Peter Loftin Quotes

The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville.

I think from what I personally know, I am really quite proud of most of the people I know who have 'made it,' who do things to help people.

Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.

The American Dream means giving it your all, trying your hardest, accomplishing something. And then I'd add to that, giving something back. No definition of a successful life can do anything but include serving others.

I get great satisfaction from both business and philanthropy.

It gives me satisfaction to help people.

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

Work hard, play hard, dream big, love loads, laugh as much as you can, and give back.

Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.

Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.

I've loved just being a part of other people's success.

To be in the privileged position where I am able to give something back is, for me, perhaps the single most important measure of success.

For me, success is, during this early pilgrimage, to leave the woodpile a little higher than I found it.

Most people think of success in terms of getting; success, however, begins in terms of giving.

Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, 'What's in it for me?'

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

I'm the luckiest guy in the world, and I am going to give away every penny before I die.

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.

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

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

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.

I think there is something for all of us where you find a balance in your life, where you feel that everything you do isn't about your own creature comforts or satisfying your own appetites. Some of it has to be directed outward and there is a huge satisfaction in that.

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.

That's what helps me keep playing: the idea of giving something to others. Because personally, I've had my fill.

Anyone who has been as successful as I have should want to share those resources. Why not give some of it to charity?