Joel Osteen Quotes

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.

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

There's no compassion like the penny.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

I give a lot to charity when it comes to clothes.

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.

People do not give from the top of their purses but from the bottom of their hearts. If you desire to become a more generous person do not change your income. Change your heart.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

I'm a sucker for giving people money on the street. I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing, but I can't help myself.

When you look at Regis, he really and truly does feel for those people, and I feel like I've done it too. You're giving away somebody else's money so what do you care? It's not your money.

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.

My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.

Importantly, I still give money to homeless people - and all other charities.

I admire people like Warren Buffett that are donating so much money to charity.

Around 80 per cent of my money goes to charity.

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.

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

I knew a homeless guy who'd give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there's something that makes us want to give. For me, it's quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened and self-nurtured by generosity.

I like to give back.

When someone came to ask us for help, it was sacred. We did not even think twice. We helped them, even if we had only meagre means; we offered them arms, a little bit of money, and in occasion, men.

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others. My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.

The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware. The average person doesn't have that opportunity, so the best way is to spare some money, clothing, food - something. Most of us have a little excess of something that we can give.

I have a pretty big fund-raising heart.

The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation.