Chuck Feeney Quotes

I did commit to giving my first billion away.

My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part in life.

Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.

I give away about 50 percent of my income, so my, you know, desire to give back to the country is pretty strong and I intend to give away a lot more. I've signed the giving pledge with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, and I intend to give away the bulk of my money.

My only regret about money is that I don't have more to give away.

Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can.

Jessica Jackley has a gift for making people want to fork over their cash. To total strangers. Far, far away.

Today, we don't blink an eye when the world's wealthiest individuals donate enormous sums of money to charitable causes. In fact, we expect them to do so.

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

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

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

Anyone who has been as successful as I have should want to share those resources. Why not give some of it to charity?

I want to give away the money. I don't want to die with it. I want the money to be used well.

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.

You know, I'm not gonna take my money with me to heaven or hell, wherever I'm going. So I want to do something good with it even though my means are very limited. I'm no millionaire!

I'm giving away 2 percent of my net income every month. I don't think Bill Gates is doing that.

I made a lot of money, and I want to give something back to my country.

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

If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

Those of us who have yet to find philanthropy may find there is a far greater reward from it than from wealth creation.

If I hadn't given my money away, I'd have had more than anyone else on the planet.

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

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

I wish people would go and just read about this man's life - about David Koch's life... Of the literally hundreds of millions of dollars that he has given to a variety of different hospitals.

What's success all about? What's philanthropy all about? Let's think of our legacy, following in the footsteps of some great Americans like the Carnegies and the Mellons who used their wealth for quality purposes.