Madam C. J. Walker Quotes

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.

With wealth, one is in a position of responsibility. You must try to help others. It is as simple as that.

I would like my celebrity to serve charity purposes, and to help people less well off.

The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.

Almost every Monday I have a charity thing. I like that. I do.

I admire people like Warren Buffett that are donating so much money to charity.

I love to perform at benefits and charity fundraisers.

The goal isn't how much money you make, but how much you help people.

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

Acting is a smaller piece in a big puzzle. There are charity things I want to immerse myself in and want to have the time to go and give back to people who don't have the opportunities I have. It's a very important thing to me.

I spend as much time as I possibly can doing things for other people, if I can. If I see a need and I feel that I can help, I do it. I work a great deal in terms of charities and things.

Doing charity work is always cool. It's always a good thing.

The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware. The average person doesn't have that opportunity, so the best way is to spare some money, clothing, food - something. Most of us have a little excess of something that we can give.

I really enjoy doing charity, for a good cause, it's like the least I can do, I really enjoy that stuff. I enjoy giving back.

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.

I hate the term 'philanthropist.'

More money gives me the chance to help more people, to give something back.

It's a joy to help others. One of our longtime favorites is Rawhide Boys Camp, located 45 miles west of Green Bay.

Apart from acting and singing, there is a philanthropist inside me who craves to do something for the needy and less fortunate.

Once you have money you're gonna want to give back. And it's the best, best feeling.

I believe we all have a responsibility to try to help other people in this world. To me, my ability to help and to do good for others will only increase if I'm more known and get to that really super elite level. That would be the huge benefit for me. It would put me in a position where I could just help more people.

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.

We all, as individuals, can and should act compassionately and charitably. We can volunteer our time, energy, and dollars to help the underprivileged. We can feed the hungry, house the homeless. Most of us feel a moral and ethical responsibility to do so - to 'do unto others.'

I do charity work for St. Jude's Children's Hospital and the USO. I made all the money I'm ever going to need - all my family is every going to need - so I try to give back to the community.