Philippe Cousteau Jr. Quotes

I didn't want my epitaph to read 'Here lies John Caudwell, billionaire.' I knew that wasn't enough. I've had a charitable instinct all my life, but working gave me no time for it.

I have been very fortunate to be successful in business, and I believe that it is right that people who have this type of wealth should give something back into society.

You know, I'm not gonna take my money with me to heaven or hell, wherever I'm going. So I want to do something good with it even though my means are very limited. I'm no millionaire!

Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.

I launched Chefs for Humanity, a national nonprofit, with my voice, heart and money from my own pocket. Money gives you the ability to make a difference in the world and, when used in a positive way, is a lot of fun.

You can spend your money on art works and sit down and look at them. Or you can use your money to help people.

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

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

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.

You can express your generosity in ways that are virtually limitless. This was what I wanted to convey in 'Giving 2.0' - that whether you have $10 or $10 million to give, if you identify the right opportunities and make the most of your resources, your impact can be tremendous.

I'm giving away 2 percent of my net income every month. I don't think Bill Gates is doing that.

I'm honored to have been chosen as a fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. I am hugely appreciative for the support I have had throughout my life, and I look forward to using the grant to help institutions that have fed my soul and to support new work that inspires me.

I always thought that I would spend the first half of my life making money so I can spend the second half of my life giving it all away. And one of the defining moments of my life was when I realized that I could do both at the same time with TOMS.

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

Those of us who have yet to find philanthropy may find there is a far greater reward from it than from wealth creation.

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

My mom was on the United Way group that decides how to allocate the money and looks at all the different charities and makes the very hard decisions about where that pool of funds is going to go.

More money gives me the chance to help more people, to give something back.

Those fortunate to achieve great wealth should put it to work for the good of humanity.

In a world where most billionaires are all about talking about taking care of and helping people, Jim Irsay walks it.

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 did commit to giving my first billion away.

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.

My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part in life.

Philanthropy is lost. The human spirit is suppressed. Most people want a legacy; they want to give something back, a library, a hospital wing, a donation to their church. This is a form of socialism that must go.