Sam Simon Quotes

You don't want to hear about how much money I donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or to AIDS awareness or to give out scholarships. You don't want to hear about that.

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

I'm a very philanthropically oriented individual. There are a lot of causes that I support, and I'm a big fan of advocacy.

My goal is to work diligently to become the top philanthropist in the world.

You know I think I could give a little more back to charity.

I became convinced that there was greater satisfaction from giving my money away and seeing something come out of the ground, like a hospital or a university.

I like to try to give something back to the community because I feel fortunate for how I was raised and how my life turned out. Each year, with the help of my brother, Grant, we run a charity golf tournament to raise money for the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy.

I think the tradition of philanthropy is far better developed in the U.S. than in India, as is the whole notion of giving away 50% of your wealth while you are still living and not waiting till you're gone.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

I hope one day I will host my own charity event to give back to society.

But there are many, and I'm a supporter of a great deal of charities.

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

My main commitment is to Caudwell Children. I put more than £1m a year into the charity, besides a lot of time and effort.

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

I do my bit for charity.

I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.

Philanthropy is my job.

#GivingTuesday is the perfect cyber-counterbalance to Black Friday and emphasizes giving back in this era of mass consumption.

If you compare charitable donations, you name it, religious tithing, giving, Americans trump citizens of the world hands down.

Anything I can do to raise awareness and money for charity, I like to do.

A lot of other wealthy people feel the responsibility to take some of the wealth they've been given and give back: to give a lot of money to a particular cancer charity or to a group researching some particular disease or their alma mater. We haven't really found anything like that with Trump.

I try to give back as much as I can to the community, especially in the area that I grew up in. I've donated costumes to charity.

It's important to give back.

When I decided to retire I thought I should align myself with a charity that can use my high profile.

What's success all about? What's philanthropy all about? Let's think of our legacy, following in the footsteps of some great Americans like the Carnegies and the Mellons who used their wealth for quality purposes.