William Shawcross Quotes

God's people are not to accumulate stuff for tomorrow but to share indiscriminately with the scandalous and holy confidence that God will provide for tomorrow. Then we need not stockpile stuff in barns or a 401(k), especially when there is someone in need.

We would have to give out something for the poor in India. It is my responsibility to give the people an account of every rupee. I will use it at right places. I won't let it get stolen.

I love helping out good people who are doing good things.

When people make donations to non profits, they want to know that their money goes to good use.

Now I want to use money in a good way. I make foundations back home in Russia, I have sponsored vaccinations for more than one million children in my homeland and I have founded scholarships in the names of my great Russian compatriots - Oistrakh, Richter, Gilels, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Schnittke.

I've auctioned off many scripts and will continue to do so for good causes.

It is easier to have faith that God will support each House of Hospitality and Farming Commune and supply our needs in the way of food and money to pay bills, than it is to keep a strong, hearty, living faith in each individual around us - to see Christ in him.

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have their 'Giving Pledge,' where billionaires promise to give away the majority of their wealth when they die. My Social Security Pledge is better - to give money to good causes when you are alive. Besides, more Americans can participate.

Sometimes bad things happen to good people. We don't know the meaning of all things, but we know God loves His children! And because He loves us, He will never desert us.

Passive righteousness tells us that God does not need our good works. Active righteousness tells us that our neighbor does. The aim and direction of good works are horizontal, not vertical.

In the early days of eBay, I articulated for the very first time this belief that people are basically good.

I like to give back.

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

We went to church every Sunday. I do think it's my duty to give back. That's why I'm involved with St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Tithing is like training wheels when it comes to giving. It's intended to help you get started, but not recommended for the Tour de France.

I love my tribe, the Maasai are very good people and humble.

The Muslim Prophet Mohammed was a big believer in charity and firmly established helping those in need as a basis of the religion.

I want to build friendships. I want to come across as being a good illustration of what Jesus is like.

'Giving 2.0' frames giving as a learning experience and encourages everyone to make giving a part of your year-round life.

People feel good about giving money to Greenpeace.

I have great respect for the religion. I know a lot of people that are Muslim and are phenomenal people.

People not only want to support public schools, but people warm to this idea of being a philanthropist, even if they might have only have $5 to spare.

Peyton Manning donated, I think, $10 million to start a children's hospital here in Indianapolis. Whenever you see something like that, you go, 'Okay, not only can I be great on the football field, I can also be great off of the field.'

The best rule for philanthropy is to give until it hurts, as much as you can, because none of us can get through life all by ourselves.

My mother has been really instrumental in raising a lot of money through the Boys & Girls Club in my hometown.