Hill Harper Quotes

I have such an extraordinary platform where I am able to help people. To me, that's the number one priority.

I'm using my platform to help out a little bit, you know. It's only right.

For me, it has always been about using my platform to help others.

We feel like if we can give back, that's what we are called to do. So we've been fortunate to do a lot of really cool things and touch a lot of people's lives.

But celebrity really doesn't mean anything unless you use it for finding some way to give back and I've always felt that way.

If I can help one person in this world, then it's enough, and I've done my job.

I feel like it's important to use this gift God gave me, my life and my career to do something to make the world a better place. It's an easy thing for me to do.

I had the opportunity to go into the hospitals and talk to kids and see a kid and make him smile. Why? Because I'm a special person? No. It had nothing to do with that. It has everything to do with me being the quarterback at the University of Florida. And to not take advantage of that is a shame.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

I'm just so very lucky to be able to do what I do for a living, and giving back is a way for me to express my gratitude. I'm so lucky to be in a position to help people, and that's appealing to me.

So, I gave my belts out to others to give them a chance.

But as I always say to people I'm essentially a public service person.

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.

At the end of the day, when you're trying to do good, that's all that matters. Whether it's in a different aspect than in the N.B.A. or N.F.L., you should use your platform for good.

I was raised to believe that you need to leave the world a better place than how you found it, as corny as that sounds.

I think those who are already in philanthropy and enjoying it and making a difference have a responsibility to share their stories widely, and to be very transparent about their giving.

My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.

I learned that I can't save the world, but I can help a child at a time.

I feel like sometimes I'm in a position to really do some good, so I try to do that.

When I wake up, I think, 'What can I do to help others?' I think we all owe the world something. That's the way I am when I'm designing a product.

I do things - whether it's donations or events for good causes or giving back to my community - for the right reason: because I want to. Because it's the best thing to do. I wanna help someone else out. As far as all the attention for it, that's cool if I get it, but I'm not doing it for that reason. Stuff like that doesn't really phase me.

It's easy to be selfish and focus on what you have to do and what you need to do to accomplish your goals and be like, 'I'll give back later,' but there's no better time than now.

Giving is a universal opportunity. Regardless of your age, profession, religion, income bracket, and background, you have the capacity to create change.

Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.

It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.