Pope Francis Quotes

I'm here to save someone. I really want to help other people, especially the youth.

Giving back has definitely kept me grounded. Stepping outside of yourself to serve a group or community of people who are in need in some facet has a way of doing that. I don't ever want to grow to a place where giving back becomes a foreign concept.

I'm one of those people who want to give back and see other people do better.

We are determined not to take as the aim of our life fame, profit, wealth, or sensual pleasure, nor to accumulate wealth while millions are hungry and dying. We are committed to living simply and sharing our time, energy, and material resources with those who are in need.

Once a man ceases to be of service to his neighbor, he begins to be a burden to him.

Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it's much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.

Just because we cannot do everything for everyone does not mean we should do nothing for anyone.

We are fortunate people. It is our need and responsibility to help our fellow man.

I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.

For my part, I try to do my bit to make people's lives more bearable, in particular children across the globe who are having problems.

I have always believed helping your fellow man is profitable in every sense, personally and bottom line.

I think the greatest thing that we can do is take care of each other.

A calling is you feel - you look out and see the need - maybe it's the need for the poor, to help poor people. Maybe it's the need to get involved in the race problem, as Martin Luther King was - felt called.

Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture, not just our little selves.

As I got more successful, I felt it was more incumbent upon me to help the other people. I did more and more and the more I did the more I wanted.

The idea of community and helping others has always been a part of who I am. Growing up, my parents always made sure that my siblings and I were doing our part to serve our local community.

Acting is a smaller piece in a big puzzle. There are charity things I want to immerse myself in and want to have the time to go and give back to people who don't have the opportunities I have. It's a very important thing to me.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors.

I think it's really important to give back and show other people that you care.

If I didn't like poor people, why would I come and tell them how to make their lives better?

I think it's very important to support those who can't help themselves - children, animals - and especially to do so in your own neighborhood.

I've worked with a lot of gay and lesbian organizations. I sit on the board of the Empire State Pride Agenda. I've also done a lot of work for Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS. I think it's important because, when we can be of service to others, it only enhances our lives. I've been helped a lot in my life.

I am willing to lend that hand, I will continue to stay involved with my charities as long as they need me.

I wouldn't adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people.