David Fahrenthold Quotes

We have the right as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right [individually] to appropriate a dollar of the public money.

Instead of exhorting you to augment your charity, I will rather utter an exhortation, or at least a supplication, that you may not abuse your charity by misapplying it.

I don't think anyone's pushing for spending limits in the campaign.

As a member of the Mormon church, Romney is instructed to tithe 10 percent of his income. That's in keeping with most charitable giving: Religious institutions get about one-third of all contributions, according to 'The American' magazine.

When it comes to charities, there's a lot of fraud.

I make no apology for wanting to make a profit - the more I make, the bigger percentage will go to charity. So most of the work I do now is motivated by that.

Wealthy people in Australia tend to give, and give very quietly.

Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera.

Hezbollah is notorious for using charities and front organizations to hide its funding sources.

Women are very comfortable giving to charities or things they believe in, but not as much political givers.

By the way, in Mrs. Clinton's returns, you saw a lot of income coming from donors to the Clinton Foundation and people who benefitted from her State Department term as well.

I think that's an obligation you have, to give back no matter what happens. It actually ends up being easier when you're young than when you become successful. Suddenly you realize you've gone into a whole other realm of philanthropy, from just being a volunteer to being this person that dedicates buildings and saves lots of children in some faraway place.

Nobody on my staff is on salary. The money goes straight to the charities.

A person's level of income and their desire to give have nothing to do with one another.

You boast of spending a tenth part of your income in charity; may be you should spend the nine tenths so, and done with it.

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.

I've always been generous and like giving to charities and people in need.

The great thing is these days I no longer have to work for a living and that all of the things that I'm able to do where money is paid as compensation for whatever it be, I'm able to donate all of that to charity. That's a wonderful position to find yourself in at the latest stages of your life and I'm proud to have walked the path that I have and I'm proud to be able to continue working and to be able to give away what I earn to some very good causes here in the Southwest.

The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window.

I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare.

I think it would be fair and right to use some of my land and wealth for a drug-rehab center or an Indian school.

I know some people are offended by the fact that I'm spending a lot of money trying to win the America's Cup. I could have given all that money to charity.

It is a capital blunder; as you discover, when another man recites his charities.

I'm asking you to make at least some of your Christmas giving important.

Those who give not till they die show that they would not then if they could keep it any longer.