Leon Russell Quotes

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

When I give my time to a worthy cause, it's time well spent. Lending a voice to help raise money - or perhaps just awareness - is the least I can do to give back. When I spend time with people who are fighting for children, it puts everything into perspective.

I've auctioned off many scripts and will continue to do so for good causes.

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 enjoy helping. I like doing benefits and things like that, but don't feel the need to be thanked or even meet the people I am doing the benefit for.

Study how to do the most good and let the pay take care of itself.

If you could help millions of people, you can certainly make millions of dollars. I try to influence everyone I know to be a giver because the person that benefits most by giving is the giver.

We learned early on that if we help enough people, the money will come.

You can give of your talent, you can give of your possessions, or you can give of yourself. For God's sake, give something.

The main thing is to be philanthropic in your everyday life. You don't have to have money to do that. You can do it with your time and your energy.

Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.

Charity is a very labour-intensive virtue.

To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter.

It was said of Miss Letitia that when money came into her possession it went out of circulation.

Philanthropy has always been something that I've been kind of interested in because I think it was instilled at a very young age through my parents.

As for Doing-good, that is one of the professions which are full.

It's all about giving back, helping people and encouraging people. I love to do that.

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.

On why he has donated $600 million to selected charities. I simply decided I had enough money.

When we cast our bread upon the waters we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from the grantor's gift.

Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.

I gave away a lot of works for benefits and then people would also give me back.

Charity should be spontaneous. Calculated altruism is an affront.

Money was made for the free-hearted and generous.

I'm also combining my love of outdoors with my desire to help others.