Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Giving is what makes a nation great.

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

The people I've known who've done great things of that type - you know, building hospitals, running schools - are very humble people. They give their lives to the project.

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home in South Africa. My father is a very caring and generous individual.

The practice of charity will bind us - will bind all men in one great brotherhood.

Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

Service is what life is all about.

I believe that everyone, regardless of who they are, should do something that is greater than themselves. Whether it's adoption, or helping people who are sick or poor, or whatever. That's what God put us on this earth to do.

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.

Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.

The major forces in human nature: self interest and caring for others

People are nicer than economists give us credit for. The economists cannot understand why people would work long and hard to clean up a community after a hurricane. … Most economists don’t have any interest in or understanding of psychology.

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

All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.

I look for good people and people that will be like-minded and help me try to do good for other human beings.

Our compassion for one another, and our individual actions to help, is what makes our nation - and our community - great.

Every day, people serve their neighbors and our nation in many different ways, from helping a child learn and easing the loneliness of those without a family to defending our freedom overseas. It is in this spirit of dedication to others and to our country that I believe service should be broadly and deeply encouraged.

I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And that's been a part of me for as long as I can remember.

The motto of my Jesuit high school was 'Men for others.' I've tried to live that creed.

India has a long tradition of giving that cuts across all sections of society. It is a living legacy that we can all be proud of.

We feel like if we can give back, that's what we are called to do. So we've been fortunate to do a lot of really cool things and touch a lot of people's lives.

We know that we're fortunate. We have a wonderful life and it is an honour for us to be of service, and every single day dedicated to helping others and making this society and this country a better place for more people.

My message to my admirers is please take part in initiatives where you can do something for those actually in need and Christmas is a really beautiful opportunity to do so.

It is at times such as this that we show our true spirit of giving and of brotherhood - of revealing the good Samaritan in all of us.