Murray Rothbard Quotes

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

There is the expression of selfishness and there is the expression of selflessness - but economists or theoreticians never touched that part. They said: 'Go and become a philanthropist.' I said, 'No, I can do that in the business world, create a different kind of business - a business based on selflessness.'

The major forces in human nature: self interest and caring for others

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.

When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.

I'm all for doing positive. I've worked in the community. My wife, she's spending her life basically giving back to the community. That's something that we take pretty seriously, man.

The gift of giving and paying it forward has always been traits I consider to be invaluable.

India's connection with philanthropy didn't begin with western influences. The connection with philanthropy is age-old and ingrained in our value systems.

The best rule for philanthropy is to give until it hurts, as much as you can, because none of us can get through life all by ourselves.

Giving is the most self-satisfying thing you can ever do.

I don't usually talk about the social work I do because I don't do it for publicity. If I can bring a smile to the face of a few children in this one lifetime, I'd be happy.

I was always taught about the importance of giving back and helping those less fortunate. I think it's also incredibly rewarding.

I've tried to do a lot of good for a lot of people.

Any time I'm donating to charity, I feel it's very daunting.

I want to be helpful and give back to the society when I die. There are so many people in this world who are not able to see God's beautiful creations or enjoy this life. If my eyes or other organs can help even one individual, I will be happy that my life has been of use.

My husband and I are big givers to charity, and we are teaching our son Barron all about giving his old toys away to children who might not have any.

The way myself and my brothers have been brought up is that you don't give to receive, you give to give, and that is the way life is.

Every time we do anything, Austin's the No. 1 place of all that supports it. Austin is our biggest philanthropic helper, even for things that have nothing to do with Austin or Texas.

I have a huge passion for giving back.

If I didn't do music, I would do something to help people out.

We don't celebrate birthdays in our family; the money was always given towards social causes.

The best thing I learned from Manute was to be selfless. He was always about his people. He was about helping others.

We have always been a family that's given back. We just don't make a lot of noise about it.

I just believe in helping other people.

I feel that public service is so important and giving back, being a role model and helping people in need is something that I would love to do.