Nate Berkus Quotes

Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate.

For me, I think everybody with half a heart tries to do their best to do their part of good during the holiday season.

I really enjoy being able to spend my time doing different charitable and philanthropic activities.

The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware. The average person doesn't have that opportunity, so the best way is to spare some money, clothing, food - something. Most of us have a little excess of something that we can give.

Americans also don't need to be taught how to give. We don't need to be taught how to take care of each other or how to be charitable.

I do my bit for charity.

America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.

I give to panhandlers on occasion, especially around the holidays, but have always been involved with charity, which was an important part of the way I was brought up. My siblings and I knew early on in life that we were incredibly fortunate and have never taken that for granted, so we recognize the importance of giving back.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

I believe you should help people.

Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.

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.

My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.

When I was growing up, I always knew that if I ever got anything, I was going to give back as much as I can. I learned that all you have to be willing to do is give your time.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

When I give my time to a worthy cause, it's time well spent. Lending a voice to help raise money - or perhaps just awareness - is the least I can do to give back. When I spend time with people who are fighting for children, it puts everything into perspective.

Some of our finest work comes through service to others.

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.

I'm from the bottom, I understand what it's like to have and to not have. My perception on giving is to put yourself in those people's shoes and go from there. So that's what I did.

I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.

I've been doing a lot of stuff that has to do with charity and giving. I'm trying to give and not take as much.

Charity should always be a constant.

Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.

I think the most surprising thing about giving is it takes a while to find out what you're really interested in and what you really want to do.