Charlotte Beers Quotes

The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.

Giving is what makes a nation great.

With wealth, one is in a position of responsibility. You must try to help others. It is as simple as that.

My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving.

All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.

Once you have money you're gonna want to give back. And it's the best, best feeling.

I give back because that is what I was taught and it is what I believe.

I had one idea that never changed in my mind - that you should use your wealth to help people.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

I've always felt that if you've been blessed, you should try to help as many people as you can. I just think that's the right thing to do.

Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.

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.

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.

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.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

I just feel like I have when I started making a lot of money, I started spreading it out to people. Mickelson, the whole deal, the over-tip: if I see a guy that looks like he needs a hand out or something, I'll pull something out and give him something.

My parents taught us it's important to give back.

The culture of caring and giving permeates many Indian families. In their own way, they are engaged in philanthropic pursuits.

Trying to give back a little bit is important.

I believe in giving back.

When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back.

I like to live well and I feel good about it because I know how much we give back. There's plenty for my family, now let's take care of the rest.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.