Terry Wogan Quotes

When I give my time to a worthy cause, it's time well spent. Lending a voice to help raise money - or perhaps just awareness - is the least I can do to give back. When I spend time with people who are fighting for children, it puts everything into perspective.

Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.

You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.

My experience with the Junior League, when I worked in Philadelphia for four years in reference to children's things, is that whenever they were asked they responded. They always responded with sincerity, and they did a good job.

There is no better feeling than doing well while you are doing good. If you really want to meet the nicest, most caring people in your field, get involved with charity work. The thankless hours that go into planning charity dinners, running a carnival, and gathering donations for silent auctions are noticed and appreciated.

Having played an angel for so long, you can imagine that I've been asked to endorse any number of causes over the years. Obviously I have to limit my participation with any charity, so I decided to really concentrate on my love of children.

Improv requires one thing I lack that I think most mothers need - the basic instinct to put someone else first.

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.

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.

There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.

Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.

Almost every Monday I have a charity thing. I like that. I do.

That's why charity work is very selfish at the same time, because it makes you feel good.

My goal is to work diligently to become the top philanthropist in the world.

I love to perform at benefits and charity fundraisers.

One day I got an invite to help the Christina Noble Foundation, and by this stage, I'd already been talking about her for 10 years. I said 'yes' right away, and that was the first time I met her.

If it's a good cause, I'll play just about anything.

I will serve the people in a very humble way.

There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice.

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.

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.

You have to be passionate about something other than yourself!

I wanted to contribute my time, myself, my knowledge, my love, because Haiti is my everything.

We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential gift we need in our time.

I spend as much time as I possibly can doing things for other people, if I can. If I see a need and I feel that I can help, I do it. I work a great deal in terms of charities and things.