Melinda Gates Quotes

There are people who help you in life. I've been given a helping hand, and that's why I feel it's my duty to help younger artists.

Someone had to lend me a hand or two to pull me forward. I feel it's my duty to make sure I do the same.

No matter how successful you get, always send the elevator back down.

If you're lucky enough to do well, it's your responsibility to send the elevator back down.

Part of becoming a little bit older and having the opportunities that I have, you want to start giving back to people who have been influential and helped you along the way.

It's a blessing to be an NBA player and to be in a position to help other people.

It is important for me to help others because I was also helped by others before I became part of the Black Eyed Peas.

I stood on people's shoulders, so I want to be there for somebody else to take it even further.

My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.

For all of my fortune, there are many with misfortune that need a hand.

I know it sounds cliche, but to give back is important. Sometimes we're given so much, we need to do something for other people. I think that's really important.

Those of us who are blessed, we owe it to our fellow citizens and folks who we are around to do something special for them.

Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding.

I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.

My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others.

I think when you're blessed with great influences, you need to spread it.

I work very hard, but when God opens that door for you - when life opens that door for you, I should say - I think it's important to be giving, to return the love back.

A lot of times they don't want to hear it. But you know, if some good is done to you, you should pass it on.

In my life, there have always been people who guided my path, towards the school, towards this company. I didn't know about any of it. I didn't have a plan. It's good fortune and generosity from other people that have given me all I have today.

I like to put a stake in people, because I know people helped me.

I've been lucky to have a lot of opportunities to help people.

Everyone always helped me out growing up, and everyone now supports me Sunday. So whenever there's a chance to give back, to the community, to the less fortunate kids so they have the opportunity to gain the most potential they can in their life to be success, it's always good to do.

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.

People write me every day. It feels like this cycle that keeps giving, because as far along as I get in my happiness and success, hearing other people's stories is a constant reminder of where I came from, where people are, and how much help everybody still needs.