Denzel Washington Quotes

If rich men would remember that shrouds have no pockets, they would, while living, share their wealth with their children, and give for the good of others, and so know the highest pleasure wealth can give.

Wealth is the smallest thing on earth, the least gift that God has bestowed on mankind.

The man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was his to administer during his life, will pass away unwept, unhonoured and insung no matter to what uses he leaves the dross which he cannot take with him.

At the end of your life, you cannot take a penny with you. So what is the object of money if you can't take it with you?

There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people.

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

I love to give money away. I don't know if it makes my children and grandchildren all that happy.

The truth is, you leave this world with nothing. What you are is a temporary administrator, and you must administer well... the wealth in your care, and generate more. The surplus can be used to do many things for people.

If you can build a company and make money, great. But eventually, my intention is to give all my money away. I told my kids that. [Wealth] is not particularly helpful to kids. It's almost a burden. It's better to allow them to do their own thing and have their own successes.

I have to get my will in order. I have to get the Macondo Foundation going. I want to invest the money and resources that I've gotten from working so hard so that it's shared and it has its life beyond me.

When God blesses you financially, don't raise your STANDARD OF LIVING. raise your STANDARD OF GIVING.

What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.

But thousands die without or this or that, Die, and endow a college or a cat.

I will give away at least half my wealth during my lifetime and after my death. In the meantime, I'll continue to grow my wealth as much as possible so that the amount I bequeath to charities and worthy causes can be as substantial as possible.

Money is nothing really worth squabbling about. This is what puts people six feet under. You know, I don't need it.

As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?

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.'

Now, I look at where I am now and I know what I wanna to do. What I would like to be able to do is to spend whatever time I have left and to give, and maybe some hope to others.

The more riches you have, the more you can share. So I like to share everything that I have that's of value.

Some people want to amass a great amount of wealth and make a great looking obituary. I'm going to die with more money than is good to leave my son.

Anyone who has been as successful as I have should want to share those resources. Why not give some of it to charity?

Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.

I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: 'What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.'

I have just made out my will and given all the things I have and many that I haven't.

I believe that people of substantial wealth potentially create problems for future generations unless they themselves accept responsibility to use their wealth during their lifetime to help worthwhile causes.