David Whyte Quotes

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.

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.

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

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.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

I have anonymously helped many thousands.

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.

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

I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.

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.

I like to give back.

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others. My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.

I have a pretty big fund-raising heart.

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

The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation.

Tithing is considerably less popular than words like generosity or sharing.

I have always worked and I would say I'm generous with money - if somebody needed anything I would always give it to them.

Actors are very generous.

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.

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

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