Narendra Modi Quotes

I think those who are already in philanthropy and enjoying it and making a difference have a responsibility to share their stories widely, and to be very transparent about their giving.

It's hard to be a good philanthropist in China.

Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away.

He who gives while he lives, get to know where it goes.

The trust that goes with public service is a heavy burden on those who would lead us.

Someone who will take responsibility for the real welfare of the American people, to be honest with them. I'd like to have that adult in the room.

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.

Those of us who have been very fortunate have a duty to give back. Whether one gives a lot as one goes along as I do or a little and then a lot [when one dies] as Warrendoes is a matter of personal preference. I would hate to have people ask me for money all day long.

I want people to be inspired to do what's in front of them. If you won't give a dime out of a dollar, don't talk to a billionaire about giving their money away because if you don't give a dime out of a dollar, I can promise you, you're not going to give a 100 million out of a billion. It's a lie.

People don't need to find reasons to justify their not giving. What they need to find is the inspiration to give. And those who don't, but could afford to, are missing out on one of wealth's greatest luxuries.

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

Jessica Jackley has a gift for making people want to fork over their cash. To total strangers. Far, far away.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

After the sale of Celtel, I really wanted to give the money back, and I had a number of choices - to go and buy masses of blankets and baby milk or to go into Darfur or Congo. That would have been very nice actually, but it's just like an aspirin: it doesn't deal with the problem.

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.

Suggest your children try tithing - giving 10 percent of their allowance to a charity every month.

I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.

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.

At least once a year, I meet with a group called the Giving Pledge. It's a group of billionaires - including me, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Ted Turner - who have pledged to give away most of their money to charity. We meet for three days to talk about what we're doing to help make the planet a better place to live.

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

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.