Itzhak Perlman Quotes

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.

My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.

Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

Giving is what makes a nation great.

If I survive, I will spend my whole life at the oven door seeing that no one is denied bread and, so as to give a lesson of charity, especially those who did not bring flour.

You know I think I could give a little more back to charity.

I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.

So, I gave my belts out to others to give them a chance.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.

Charity can be the outward expression of faith and hope.

The hand that receives is always lower than the hand that gives.

Give [charity] without hope or expectation of any return. To give otherwise, indeed, would scarcely be to give at all, but rather a loan.

My parents came from little, so they made a choice to give a lot: buying turkeys for homeless shelters at Thanksgiving, delivering meals to people in hospices, giving spare change to those asking for it.

I give to panhandlers on occasion, especially around the holidays, but have always been involved with charity, which was an important part of the way I was brought up. My siblings and I knew early on in life that we were incredibly fortunate and have never taken that for granted, so we recognize the importance of giving back.

When you get the opportunity to give away somebody else's money to make somebody else's life a little better. That's pretty cool, actually.

It inspires me to see people who don't have much, but still give so much to others.

If we all did as Jesus did when he helped the poor, we wouldn't need the government.