Whoopi Goldberg Quotes

I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.

From my early school days, I was brought up with the belief that we have a duty to use our talents, to volunteer and to make a contribution.

There are plenty of easy things that you can do from the comfort of your own home to get you started on the path of giving back.

I very much believe in teaching young people about philanthropy, and to give back.

'Giving 2.0' frames giving as a learning experience and encourages everyone to make giving a part of your year-round life.

In my view, a philanthropist is anyone who gives anything - time, money, experience, skills or networks - in any amount, to create a better world. This is not how we once thought about philanthropy. The word used to conjure up something rather passive - sitting down and writing checks.

I'm not in public service, nor do I ever plan to be, but I give back in my own way.

Everybody, not just stars, should take up the responsibility of giving back to society. It doesn't matter how much you give, but what really matters is if you are willing to give something.

Community service has been a great thing for me.

When I give back to the community I don't do it for anything except because I want to give back to the community.

Every day, Iowans step up and make a difference together through volunteerism.

Sometimes you have to put back in the community.

It's never too early to involve your kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better.

The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.

I always knew that I would give back. My mother and my father both believe you have to work hard and give back. That's why I was a volunteer firefighter, that's why I worked in a homeless shelter. I always knew I'd give back, elective office or not.

I believe in giving back.

I've long wanted to find a charitable cause to really get involved with and be passionate about. I get invited to a lot of charity events to sing, and I am happy to help and bring a source of entertainment, but I'm sort of disconnected from them.

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.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

I've been doing a lot of stuff that has to do with charity and giving. I'm trying to give and not take as much.

I made a lot of money, and I want to give something back to my country.

In the real world, I see conservatives volunteering at adoption agencies, at churches, at bake sales and the local American Legion Post while the only charity a progressive sends is a smug sermon on fair share and what fairness is.

For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

I believe in giving back very strongly.

Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.