Patrick Soon-Shiong Quotes

I've always believed that it's important to give something back to the world and community.

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.

Sometimes you have to put back in the community.

When I was younger, I played sports and went to camp. As I got older, my parents began to instill in us the importance of giving back to the community, especially those places around the world that are less fortunate than my very privileged life growing up in Los Angeles.

People not only want to support public schools, but people warm to this idea of being a philanthropist, even if they might have only have $5 to spare.

Major forces that have contributed to the evolution of philanthropy in India in the pre-modern era have mainly been driven by religion, family, and society. The Hindu teaching of 'daan' or 'giving' is present in different ways in almost every celebration or ritual.

Every time we do anything, Austin's the No. 1 place of all that supports it. Austin is our biggest philanthropic helper, even for things that have nothing to do with Austin or Texas.

I'm committed to giving back to the community and will continue to do whatever I can to help people in need.

I have always been generous because I know that I have done well in life and I believe it is part of my duty to give back. So I am always been philanthropic.

Philanthropy is lost. The human spirit is suppressed. Most people want a legacy; they want to give something back, a library, a hospital wing, a donation to their church. This is a form of socialism that must go.

Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling.

I'm incredibly fortunate and it's important to me to make sure that I give back where I can.

I don't think there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me.

I think after a certain amount, I’m going to give almost everything I have to charity. What else can you do with it? You can't spend it, even if you try. I've been trying.

Defer not charities till death; for certainly, if a man weigh it rightly, he that doth so is rather liberal of another man's than of his own.

'Giving 2.0' was born of my desire to redefine and democratize philanthropy.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.

Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.

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.'

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

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

It's never too early to involve your kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better.

From my early school days, I was brought up with the belief that we have a duty to use our talents, to volunteer and to make a contribution.