Robert W. Welch Jr. Quotes

We bear a heavy and therefore a great destiny.

Much is expected from those to whom much is given.

But often times, I feel like I'm so blessed, it's not fair. That what I'm doing is not contributing to the good of the world.

I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

To whom much is given, much is required - not expected, but required.

As it stands now, those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens by birth don't have to do much. Very little is asked of us.

I suppose I arrived at my charitable commitment largely through guilt. I recognized early on that my good fortune was not due to superior personal character or initiative so much as it was to dumb luck.

Sometimes I feel I hope I am not taking advantage of my stardom.

To the victor belong the responsibilities.

Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune.

You can't very well live in a castle while your kin is on the poor side of town and barely have enough food. Some want you to get to the top and rely on you making it for them, too.

We live in a prosperous country. And our prosperity is not only a blessing—it’s also an obligation.

If you accept the privilege of public service, you had better understand the responsibilities of public service.

What I was raised with in terms of a call to service was just a sense that I was lucky.

Responsibility, I believe, accrues through privilege.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

Everybody's expecting a lot from me.

It is an advantage to be born in Kapoor family and to be known by that name, but it also a burden because there are lots of expectations from you.

It seems like an obligation if you have it so good. You have to spread the wealth.

I've been raised and taught to believe that privilege should lead to responsibility - in fact to greater responsibility.

People who are given a lot, a lot is expected out of them. I realize that, but I also realize expectations are unrealistic sometimes.

We have that responsibility to look out for those who haven't had the road and the success that we have.

I feel like people expect a lot from me.

Of those to whom much is given, much is asked.