Marc Benioff Quotes

No one has ever become poor by giving.

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.

My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

The hand that receives is always lower than the hand that gives.

I find joy in giving donations.

If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness.

It's only the giving that makes you what you are.

I'm a sucker for giving people money on the street. I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing, but I can't help myself.

Charity is willingly given from the heart.

My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.

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

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

Around 80 per cent of my money goes to charity.

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

Charity should always be a constant.

Working on 'Big Give' was an opportunity that I felt compelled to do. It was my chance to share in showing people how they can give big in their own life, to send the message that giving goes way beyond the gift of money. We want to share that the best thing you can give is your time and understanding.

I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

My argument is that charity does indeed start at home, but it doesn't stop there.

The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.

The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware. The average person doesn't have that opportunity, so the best way is to spare some money, clothing, food - something. Most of us have a little excess of something that we can give.

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.

I do my bit for charity.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.