Jonathan Sacks Quotes

I always knew that I would give back. My mother and my father both believe you have to work hard and give back. That's why I was a volunteer firefighter, that's why I worked in a homeless shelter. I always knew I'd give back, elective office or not.

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time volunteers.

For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

I want to do things for the people of this country.

I'm not in public service, nor do I ever plan to be, but I give back in my own way.

I probably do more community service than any other professional golfer.

Every day, Iowans step up and make a difference together through volunteerism.

I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.

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.

There are plenty of easy things that you can do from the comfort of your own home to get you started on the path of giving back.

The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.

God calls us to care for our fellow man, especially the neediest. I feel that call to lift up the less fortunate; the call to improve our communities and our state. It drives me to serve Louisiana as governor.

Society needs hundreds of hundreds of thousands of Chen Guangbiaos.

I try to use the attention that I get to help and to serve, and that's really what I'd see as my work - to serve my community, serve the planet, serve my family. And I think a celebrity is someone who draws the attention on themselves, and then it kind of stops there.

We are not about creating a Forrest dynasty, we're about helping others.

For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.

The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in to procure the same results and same outcomes and same returns you demand in business.

I very much believe in teaching young people about philanthropy, and to give back.

In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head.

When I grew up, and I think about City Council, I look at the men and women then - these were people who just wanted to be a part of the community and give something back. They weren't necessarily trying to use it as a steppingstone to something else. I looked up to those people.

Everybody, not just stars, should take up the responsibility of giving back to society. It doesn't matter how much you give, but what really matters is if you are willing to give something.

I like giving back to the community, because it lasts a long time.

You can be in a nonprofit organization. You can serve your fellow man in a variety of other ways. You don't necessarily have to win political office.

I would do anything that helps people do things better. Even if the Indian government comes to me for anything, I would be very open.

I believe in sharing and contributing to society without being in politics.