George Eastman Quotes

I have to get my will in order. I have to get the Macondo Foundation going. I want to invest the money and resources that I've gotten from working so hard so that it's shared and it has its life beyond me.

People who have money have an obligation. I wouldn't say I'm entitled to tell them what to do with it but to use it wisely.

Anytime I hear that somebody's really rich, the first question is, 'Do you do anything with it? Or do you, like, chill? You just sit on it?'

I'm going to give all my money away, eventually. I don't believe in all this hand-down stuff. Even if I had kids, I don't think I'd want to give them everything.

I want to give away the money. I don't want to die with it. I want the money to be used well.

Money is power, and you ought to be reasonably ambitious to have it. You ought because you can do more good with it than you could do without it. Money printed your Bible, money builds your churches, money sends your missionaries, and money pays your preachers, and you would not have many of them, either, if you did not pay them.

Why should someone who has $5 billion only give away $2.5 billion? They can't take it with them.

You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: 'When you respect money, money will respect you.'

I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.

I'm shrewd about money; I invest well and look after it. But it's in my nature to be generous. I look after people.

It is obviously no secret that I earn a lot of money. But it is also no secret that I give most of it away. I don't live a luxurious life. I drive a small second-hand Fiat. I don't have to worry about money, which is itself a privilege. But I never had any anxiety that I would lose my identity.

And, I believe that if a man dies with a single penny still sitting in the bank, he's a fool.

If you are wealthy enough, use part or all of your Social Security proceeds to invest in a favorite cause or two. Invest 10 percent or 100 percent of your monthly Social Security check in your favorite charity, foundation, think tank, church or synagogue, or other good cause.

What do wealthy people do with their money? They can only buy so many cars, houses, and steak dinners. So we either give it away or invest it.

Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.

Whether it is a super PAC or not, I have been blessed with wealth, and I think I have responsibility to use it properly.

I don't believe in men waiting until they are ready to die before using any of their money for helpful purposes.

All the family money is for philanthropy, except for living expenses for my mother. She is 94 and isn't a big spender.

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have their 'Giving Pledge,' where billionaires promise to give away the majority of their wealth when they die. My Social Security Pledge is better - to give money to good causes when you are alive. Besides, more Americans can participate.

You know, I'm not gonna take my money with me to heaven or hell, wherever I'm going. So I want to do something good with it even though my means are very limited. I'm no millionaire!

People pigeonhole me - I'm known for raising more money than any man alive.

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others. My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.

We have a new generation of very rich people who want to do more with their money than buy a lot of expensive toys. They want to live meaningful lives.