Howard Warren Buffett Quotes

I knit for Caps for Good - a charity that gives hats to Third World babies - while I watch movies with friends.

I'm an artist, but, as I get older, I really want to do philanthropic work and help people.

My grandfather worked with charities his whole entire life, and we grew up living with him. He always told me about the other side of the world and everything that's going on.

Philanthropy and social change work are at their best when they are driven by your values and connected to what you care about most.

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.

I really enjoy being able to spend my time doing different charitable and philanthropic activities.

When I give my time to a worthy cause, it's time well spent. Lending a voice to help raise money - or perhaps just awareness - is the least I can do to give back. When I spend time with people who are fighting for children, it puts everything into perspective.

One day I got an invite to help the Christina Noble Foundation, and by this stage, I'd already been talking about her for 10 years. I said 'yes' right away, and that was the first time I met her.

I have often spoken about the importance of intentionality in philanthropy: that it has to stir the soul. This is true whether you are feeding the homeless, mentoring a child or working on climate change.

Society needs hundreds of hundreds of thousands of Chen Guangbiaos.

I am blessed to be able to work at a job I love and also give back in the most vital way - to people in need.

The Royal family have always been great philanthropists.

I feel that I have such an abundance in my life, and once you've seen how many people suffer and how little it takes for you to actually change their lives for the better, it's hard not to do something.

UNICEF has made the most rewarding thing that I have ever done in my life.

Many times, we spend so much time on policy, but we don't explain how the policy affects and makes the heart even grow bigger. And I think that's a place that we have to look inside.

I think often times when people choose to be part of a charity; it's usually because something is very personal.

My argument is that charity does indeed start at home, but it doesn't stop there.

Doing charity work is always cool. It's always a good thing.

You can do things in every part of the world. You can do things in every discipline. You can do large things, you can do small things. But it takes a while to figure out what you actually want to do. And it changes. As you change your interests and desires in philanthropy change, I think you have to be open to that change.

I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light on issues that would otherwise go unnoticed.

Personally I support 14,000 kids in Zambia - I feed and clothe them - but I don't hold press conferences about it. I don't do it so you'll think what a nice person I am; it's private.

I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.

For me, love is not about froufrou New Age-ism. It's about a way of living and honoring the interconnectedness of life and accepting our responsibility and our power to change the world for the better.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Charity work is very important to me and gives me an opportunity to give back to my community. I've always been a big supporter of many different charities, have donated millions of dollars to them, and it just feels great to do and be able to help others, especially children.