John Caudwell Quotes

You don't want to hear about how much money I donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or to AIDS awareness or to give out scholarships. You don't want to hear about that.

Having played an angel for so long, you can imagine that I've been asked to endorse any number of causes over the years. Obviously I have to limit my participation with any charity, so I decided to really concentrate on my love of children.

I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities.

My goal is to work diligently to become the top philanthropist in the world.

You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity.

I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.

I'm so proud to do it - there's nothing else I do that compares to 'Children in Need.'

I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.

Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.

All of the charities we're involved with have touched me in one way or another on a personal level. There are about eight or nine charities that I support.

Charities are really good. To a certain extent, the ones you pick are arbitrary.

I started off with making personal donations and eventually set up my own foundation, VTCY Foundation, now known as Better Malaysia Foundation. My contributions are also made through companies that I own.

I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something - money, free ad space, your first born. So it is probably no surprise that people often don't take my calls.

I love to perform at benefits and charity fundraisers.

The Royal family have always been great philanthropists.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.

I hope one day I will host my own charity event to give back to society.

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

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away.

I have a pretty big fund-raising heart.

But there are many, and I'm a supporter of a great deal of charities.

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.

I put the 'fun' in fund-raising and the 'rah' in Israel.

Meeting people who want to start a charity, help out their families, or raise money for a good cause has been really fun.