Donating Quotes

Giving back is the right thing to do, whether it's donating clothing or even just a smile to someone who needs it.

I'm always satisfied with going to soup kitchens or homeless shelters. A big one for me is children's hospitals. I love spending time with kids, rooting for them, making them laugh. Any small act of kindness is just as important as a donation. So volunteer. Go out there and see how you can make a difference and help someone.

People who don't want to give a creator money are never going to give a creator money.

Being charitable provides a boost to your psyche that is tough to replicate in any other way. But note that although any charity will happily take your money, you can give in other ways and still reap the same happiness reward. Volunteering and donating your old or unused belongings have the same result.

To me, charity often is just about giving, because you're supposed to, or because it's what you've always done - or it's about giving until it hurts.

Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.

You don't want to hear about how much money I donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or to AIDS awareness or to give out scholarships. You don't want to hear about that.

Charity work is very important to me and gives me an opportunity to give back to my community. I've always been a big supporter of many different charities, have donated millions of dollars to them, and it just feels great to do and be able to help others, especially children.

Give. Remember always to give. That is the one thing that will make you grow.

One kid's old, used-up equipment is another kid's brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.

I love charity. Ask anyone.

I'm good at clearing things out. If I haven't worn something for a while, I'll give it away to charity.

When I ask people to give, I can't be on television if they don't; I can't help people, if I don't - I mean, it takes money.

I've given away tens of millions of dollars over the years - probably to almost every charity in Australia.

Less mess, less stress. That's my rule! If you don't stay on top of decluttering, it can get out of control. I maintain as much as possible. I'll do seasonal edits and decide what we can toss or donate. If we don't love it, need it or haven't used it in the past year, it's gone.

When I moved from Cambridge, I donated all my fiction. I carefully cut out pages the authors had autographed for me. I didn't want those autographed books showing up on eBay.

I always learned to be philanthropic... to give back.

Philanthropy has always been something that I've been kind of interested in because I think it was instilled at a very young age through my parents.

I’m so lucky to be in the position to give. It’s really a gift to give.

We are givers, not takers.

You know I think I could give a little more back to charity.

I love to give. I've been a giver all my life.

I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.

Around 80 per cent of my money goes to charity.

Spending hours stressed out in front of the TV isn't the same as volunteering or donating. Feeling a high level of personal distress makes people feel agitated and emotionally drained, to the point that they lack the energy or detachment to help - or the energy to manage themselves.