Bea Arthur Quotes

It’s not about making money for themselves or the company, but making a difference in the lives of others.

My parents taught my sister and me the importance of giving back and making a difference in another person's life.

I think it's important to be involved with charities that don't necessarily reflect what you're dealing with in your life.

I'm very passionate about charity... Performing is my passion. But it's not gonna change the world. That's why I give back.

I work with a lot of different charities, and by that I don't mean merely by giving money, but by really getting involved hands-on. I've always said that one of the reasons why I was put on this Earth was to help people. That's something I've always enjoyed both here in America and if I have the opportunity when I'm traveling out of the country. For example, I like to visit orphanages to spend time with the children. That's very important to me.

Meeting people who want to start a charity, help out their families, or raise money for a good cause has been really fun.

There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.

Ever since I was young I understood the whole meaning of life isn't how much money you accumulate, how much fame you experience, it's how many lives you touch, how many faces you bring smiles to. I see myself back in Hawaii doing something in the community to improve the lives of young children. Everything I've done is to prepare myself to give back.

My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part in life.

Capitalists' wet dreams is to be involved in charity.

Philanthropies and charities have a certain air of quackery.

I'm always satisfied with going to soup kitchens or homeless shelters. A big one for me is children's hospitals. I love spending time with kids, rooting for them, making them laugh. Any small act of kindness is just as important as a donation. So volunteer. Go out there and see how you can make a difference and help someone.

I do things - whether it's donations or events for good causes or giving back to my community - for the right reason: because I want to. Because it's the best thing to do. I wanna help someone else out.

Looking back, if I had to live my life over, there are things I would do differently, but the one thing I would not change is my charitable giving. I'm particularly thankful for my father's advice to set goals so high that they can't possibly be achieved during a lifetime and to give help where help is needed most. That inspiration keeps me energized and eager to keep working hard every day on giving back and making the world a better place for generations to come.

Large charity doth never soil, but only whitens soft white hands.

I think what I really want to do [is] do something charitable.

The important thing, once you have enough to eat and a nice house, is what you can do for others, what you can contribute to the enterprise as a whole.

I think that what we leave behind us is extremely important. I therefore spend a fair amount of time on the charitable front, and someday I hope to spend more time on it.

I do as much charity work as I can and that my family life will allow. I do believe charity begins at home and the more we focus on our families, the better they will be.

I have always been interested in giving back, and I wouldn't want to know a life without giving.

I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities.

As you might imagine, I'm approached by lots of organizations and lots of people who want me to support their various charitable efforts in some way. And I look at those requests, and I basically try to do what I can.

I support organizations that help people do better for themselves and the community.

I'm an artist, but, as I get older, I really want to do philanthropic work and help people.

The idea of kids helping other kids is such a great way to introduce children to being involved in charitable causes and volunteer work, setting them on the path to doing good for others throughout their lives.