Vincent Kompany Quotes

I launched The Emeril Lagasse Foundation to provide culinary training, and developmental and educational programs to children in the cities where my restaurants operate. I think everyone has a responsibility to give back to the community if they can, and to help future generations learn new skills.

The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming more and more scarce for American cities. Political and civic leaders in local communities need to make a compelling case for this investment.

I make a personal commitment to the direction and success of all the programs in which I invest. I make all major philanthropic decisions myself after taking account of a range of expert opinion.

To have real success and roots in a society, there has to be a local champion, and hence we believe in identifying a local entrepreneur.

If you want to help the poor and our next generation, make investment, reinvestment and businesses welcome.

We've always tried to be good citizens in the communities that we do business in.

It is no accident that our business, The University of Phoenix, is one of the top 50 community-minded companies in America. My father and I are strong believers in the concept of community.

We can't talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities.

Mobilize population and all partners—the public sector and the private sector. Development is everybody’s business.

The real world is somebody is going to win; somebody is going to lose. There are costs to everything, but if you make the long term investment which is investment in education, public health and infrastructure, then we will have a better world.

Nation building cannot be done on the cheap.

It always feels good to be a part of something you think could actually impact human beings.

We want to play a great a role as possible in making sure this country lives up to the expectations.

Philanthropists can learn important lessons from business entrepreneurs. They both spend their time solving problems. And to be successful, they both must overcome physical challenges and create self-sustaining operations. And ultimately, they must allow people to take action for their own benefit.

A community belongs to those who take ownership of it.

Getting in the community, working with the kids, was a way that I felt like I could get out and make a change.

We're all in this together, and we all have to make an investment in our most precious possession and in the foundation of our future: our young people.

I enjoy taking part in footballing events that are for social causes because, in my view, inspiring children through sport is a way of keeping their bodies and minds healthy as well as helping nurture their intelligence and ability to relate with others.

We must shift our thinking away from short-term gain toward long-term investment and sustainability, and always have the next generations in mind with every decision we make.

Because entrepreneurship is so hard and does take so long to build something great, you do have to build an environment that you yourself as an entrepreneur want to work in for the next 20 years.

I'm always entrenched in the community. I'm always working with the high schoolers, no matter what school they're at. I'm always in my community.

The British community is very active and very generous in many different areas. I can only have high praise for them.

I just thought I could broaden my impact and my reach by starting a non-profit and putting investment into our community.

I think Milan lack a bit of renovation and planning for the future. Too often, they focused only on the present, particularly after the 2007 Champions League triumph.

It's important that the Oilers are contributing to the community.