Jonathan Sacks Quotes

The challenge to people like me is, how do you use your capabilities and resources to help support things that are important to you, whether it's the arts or education or homelessness?

I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.

From my early school days, I was brought up with the belief that we have a duty to use our talents, to volunteer and to make a contribution.

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.

Nobody is starving on the streets. We've always taken care of them. We take care of our own; we always have. It is not the government's responsibility.

I believe that we all need to do charitable work. It should be taken seriously in the area of education, as someone from the industry.

I think it's very important to support those who can't help themselves - children, animals - and especially to do so in your own neighborhood.

I've also committed my time and resources to many local organizations like Christmas in April, Catholic Community Services, and Hudson County Meals on Wheels.

I'm here to save someone. I really want to help other people, especially the youth.

I always believe that you have to give back what you have learnt.

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.

To have charitable support given by people voluntarily to support their fellow citizens, I think, is rather uplifting and shows what a good, compassionate country we are.

Community service has been a great thing for me.

Service that benefits the community and those in need is an act that betters us all.

I'm committed to giving back to the community and will continue to do whatever I can to help people in need.

I love giving back to kids and helping my community.

I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.

Sometimes you have to put back in the community.

My philanthropy is no relation to anybody else's. None. My philanthropy and what we do at the foundation speaks for itself and has no relation to anyone's.

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

I'm not a do-gooder. It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in.

It's never too early to involve your kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better.

People really want to do something good. You just have to show them where it is.

I always knew that I would give back. My mother and my father both believe you have to work hard and give back. That's why I was a volunteer firefighter, that's why I worked in a homeless shelter. I always knew I'd give back, elective office or not.

My humanitarian work evolved from being with my family. My mom, my dad, they really set a great example for giving back. My mom was a nurse, my dad was a school teacher. But my mom did a lot of things for geriatrics and elderly people. She would do home visits for free.