Charles Best Quotes

'Giving 2.0' frames giving as a learning experience and encourages everyone to make giving a part of your year-round life.

I do things - whether it's donations or events for good causes or giving back to my community - for the right reason: because I want to. Because it's the best thing to do. I wanna help someone else out.

I hope that by joining The Giving Pledge, it will encourage others to do the same.

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away.

We hope that others will also commit to giving generously and starting young.

Peyton Manning donated, I think, $10 million to start a children's hospital here in Indianapolis. Whenever you see something like that, you go, 'Okay, not only can I be great on the football field, I can also be great off of the field.'

I try to give back as much as I can to the community, especially in the area that I grew up in. I've donated costumes to charity.

I'm just a normal person out there enjoying his football. If there's anything I can do to make a better life for the kids in Ghana, I will do it.

I did commit to giving my first billion away.

When I ask people to give, I can't be on television if they don't; I can't help people, if I don't - I mean, it takes money.

There is no right or wrong way of giving. People in Los Angeles have made major contributions in different ways to the city: Eli Broad to art. David Geffen to hospitals. I'm not judgmental.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.

I launched Chefs for Humanity, a national nonprofit, with my voice, heart and money from my own pocket. Money gives you the ability to make a difference in the world and, when used in a positive way, is a lot of fun.

I believe in two things: One, Andrew Carnegie said, 'He who dies with wealth dies in shame.' And someone once said, 'He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.'

I think that people who make a lot of money - and I do - should certainly give a considerable amount of it away.

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

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

I see this as my humanitarian legacy. We're prepared to pay billions.

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

I have committed to giving away 80% of my wealth, much of it in India, but also in other countries.

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.

You have to feel more involved than just writing out a cheque. Charity is almost the wrong word - I think people are beginning to feel more responsible for the world.

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 can express your generosity in ways that are virtually limitless. This was what I wanted to convey in 'Giving 2.0' - that whether you have $10 or $10 million to give, if you identify the right opportunities and make the most of your resources, your impact can be tremendous.