Shelley Berkley Quotes

There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.

I believe in two things: One, Andrew Carnegie said, 'He who dies with wealth dies in shame.' And someone once said, 'He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.'

I grew up poor, but I didn't really know it because of amazing places like the Salvation Army where we got a lot of our Christmas presents from.

I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.

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

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

My only regret about money is that I don't have more to give away.

The time to give away money is when you make it.

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.

Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away.

I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.

For over 35 years, I've been making charitable donations anonymously.

At least once a year, I meet with a group called the Giving Pledge. It's a group of billionaires - including me, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Ted Turner - who have pledged to give away most of their money to charity. We meet for three days to talk about what we're doing to help make the planet a better place to live.

I hope that by joining The Giving Pledge, it will encourage others to do the same.

You have to offer a product that creates an environment that captures donations, but at the end of the day, it's not the environment that draws in the money but the cause.

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

It's nice to have the opportunity to play for so much money, but it's nicer to win it.

Tithing is a bad ceiling but an excellent floor.

I have anonymously helped many thousands.

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.

My grandmother always said, 'when you receive a paycheck, you always have to put a certain amount to your savings, and 10 percent right away to charity.'

Think I'll win. Could be big.