Travis Kalanick Quotes

I don't think anyone enjoys raising money, but for some reason I seem to have a knack.

Raising money, like sausage-making, ain't pretty to see, and it would be just criminally naive to rely on the big hearts of big donors.

I'm not good at raising money. I don't like to raise money. It's been my experience that when I ask someone for money, it's not long before they return the favor.

Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away.

My wealth is very limited. I need to influence other people to give.

A lot of people can raise money.

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.

I know about raising money.

I would love to have had much more money so that I could be a philanthropist.

The Wellcome Trust is a hugely important organisation, and it is vital that its fundraising continues unabated.

The new rule of thumb is that 80% of a president's time must be spent in raising funds for their schools.

Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera.

I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective.

I was never a good fundraiser.

Asking people for money is really different than asking people for their support.

I find talented, driven, boundlessly ambitious people and help them solve problems that will hopefully improve the lives of millions. Sometimes this means investing in startup founders. Other times, it involves helping organize and fundraise for charity or politics.

I am good at raising money.

I suppose it is one time when you can really use your name to raise money. And if I am going to use it for anything, what more of a better opportunity (than) to use it here.

I'm forming a charitable institution for education.

When I ask people to give, I can't be on television if they don't; I can't help people, if I don't - I mean, it takes money.

The amount of work that a for-profit has to do to get real money is minimal compared to the amount of work it takes a non-profit to get even a very small grant.

Nonprofits are the intermediaries between generosity and social change.

Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.

When I was a 25-year-old kid, I raised $260,000 for my first show, 'The Pajama Game,' in such a homemade, pathetic, endearing way - a buck here, a buck there.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.