John C. Maxwell Quotes

My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving.

It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.

I knew a homeless guy who'd give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there's something that makes us want to give. For me, it's quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened and self-nurtured by generosity.

Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

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.

For over 35 years, I've been making charitable donations anonymously.

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.

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.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

I like to give back.

I have a pretty big fund-raising heart.

The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation.

Actors are very generous.

There's no compassion like the penny.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

I give a lot to charity when it comes to clothes.

The best rule for philanthropy is to give until it hurts, as much as you can, because none of us can get through life all by ourselves.

Giving is the most self-satisfying thing you can ever do.

We must overcome our cultural barriers that giving should be a private and silent activity.

If people are going to give, they're going to give. And it doesn't matter if you give a dollar or five dollars or a hundred dollars or a million dollars; it's all according to your ability.

When you discover the wonder of giving, you will wonder how you could have lived so long in any other way.

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.