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I very much believe in teaching young people about philanthropy, and to give back.

When I was younger, I played sports and went to camp. As I got older, my parents began to instill in us the importance of giving back to the community, especially those places around the world that are less fortunate than my very privileged life growing up in Los Angeles.

Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.

I like giving back to the community, because it lasts a long time.

ANYONE WHO GIVES ANYTHING—TIME, MONEY, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND NETWORKS—IN ANY AMOUNT, TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD.

I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.

Sometimes you have to put back in the community.

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.

But celebrity really doesn't mean anything unless you use it for finding some way to give back and I've always felt that way.

There are plenty of easy things that you can do from the comfort of your own home to get you started on the path of giving back.

The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.

I always knew that I would give back. My mother and my father both believe you have to work hard and give back. That's why I was a volunteer firefighter, that's why I worked in a homeless shelter. I always knew I'd give back, elective office or not.

I have always looked for ways to give back because I think it's a responsibility we all share.

We all have a responsibility to volunteer somewhere and I'm lucky that I get the education and get taken to places to see what's out there and see what's happening and to then be a part of it in hopefully an impactful way.

I believe in giving back.

I'm an artist, but, as I get older, I really want to do philanthropic work and help people.

While visiting Costa Rica, I was inspired to hear that someone had donated a playground to a local school. So when I returned to L.A., one day I just called the principal of a nearby elementary school and asked what I could do. Five years later, I've helped make over nine schools, repainting, renovating, and fixing up playgrounds.

I like to try to give something back to the community because I feel fortunate for how I was raised and how my life turned out. Each year, with the help of my brother, Grant, we run a charity golf tournament to raise money for the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

We are not about creating a Forrest dynasty, we're about helping others.

I've achieved a certain amount of success and now I'm thinking about the good things I can do.

I've always believed that it's important to give something back to the world and community.

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

It's very important to give back to the community and do anything you can.

I believe in giving back very strongly.