James Inhofe Quotes

My giving story started with my parents - my late mother, Frances Arrillaga, who dedicated her life to philanthropic and community service, and my father, John Arrillaga, whose daily generosity of heart, mind, and hands-on contributions make him one of the most extraordinary philanthropists I know.

If I had not played basketball and made the millions of dollars that I had made, I would never have been able to build a hospital in Congo. It started in 1997, and 10 years later I was able to unveil the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, named after my mother, in my hometown outside of Kinshasa. It was such a blessing.

J.J. Watt is larger than life and Houston's newest sports hero, in every sense of the word. He is a guy who spends NFL Fridays at high school football games and actively seeks out those in need of his kindness.

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.

Every day I am on this Earth, I will do all I can for so many important causes.

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

Some 70 percent of Americans donated to Katrina victims.

Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

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.

We are not about creating a Forrest dynasty, we're about helping others.

I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending aid, the helpfulness, and so on, yes.

I hope that when I'm 90 years old, I've accomplished a legacy that isn't all about me. I hope it's a legacy about the people who our foundation helps.

I've always believed that it's important to give something back to the world and community.

Philanthropy is activism.

During 'Jersey Boys,' I discovered one of the most rewarding ways to use your goodwill is to motivate fans and friends into lending support to charity.

On behalf of my native Japan, I am grateful to the culinary community and hospitality industry for working together to raise much-needed funds to aid the tsunami and earthquake victims.

It's very important to give back to the community and do anything you can.

When I was younger, I played sports and went to camp. As I got older, my parents began to instill in us the importance of giving back to the community, especially those places around the world that are less fortunate than my very privileged life growing up in Los Angeles.

Although playing baseball is my biggest passion, the help my foundation has been able to provide people over the years makes me very proud.

My great-grandfather started in the coal mines, and my great grandmother made 10 pounds of bread every Saturday morning that we delivered to the neighbors. It was always about giving back. These kinds of things drive me to make a difference.

If you want your checkbook to follow your heart, make a donation to those doing work you support.

There are so many incredible causes, no one better than the other. There are lots of organizations that need our help and lots of ways we need to help one another.

Anybody doing philanthropy has to find something that appeals to them from their own personal background or from intellectual curiosity.

It's not about giving back if you're successful or a celebrity or how much money you have: it's about your responsibility as an adult to help others.