Aisling Bea Quotes

I had one idea that never changed in my mind - that you should use your wealth to help people.

I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.

I like to try to give something back to the community because I feel fortunate for how I was raised and how my life turned out. Each year, with the help of my brother, Grant, we run a charity golf tournament to raise money for the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy.

During 'Jersey Boys,' I discovered one of the most rewarding ways to use your goodwill is to motivate fans and friends into lending support to charity.

I don't think there's a public in the world who respond like the British to a call for charity.

The poverty of a man of benevolence is not to be considered as poverty but only as his temporary inability to exercise his inherent duty.

Any time I'm donating to charity, I feel it's very daunting.

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.

Many things in life inspire philanthropy, such as your faith in humanity and your belief in the human spirit to overcome.

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

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.

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

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

You have to offer a product that creates an environment that captures donations, but at the end of the day, it's not the environment that draws in the money but the cause.

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.

Too often in our communities many families have not even been aware that certain charities exist; and at the same time, there are many who are willing to volunteer their energy and their resources to help these charities, yet they do not know these charities even exist.

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.

When I did Comic Relief, I did it to be on the show; it's a badge of honor as a comedian to do that show.

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.

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

Be charitable before wealth makes you covetous.

The culture of caring and giving permeates many Indian families. In their own way, they are engaged in philanthropic pursuits.

You could go out and give a million dollars to a charity tomorrow to help the homeless. You could argue that it is just wasted. They are not putting anything back into the community.

I admire people like Warren Buffett that are donating so much money to charity.