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# giving15 quotes

GIVING

It is not lost on me that I have this money because of a system that creates disproportionate wealth for some people. The least I can do is redirect it.

I have a disproportionate amount of money to share. The easiest way to share it is with organizations already doing the work.

Giving away wealth is not sacrifice. It is the most productive investment you can make in the future.

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

givingphilanthropyThe Billionaire Who Wasn't

I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while you can.

givingphilanthropyAtlantic Philanthropies statement

Giving back is not something you do after you have made your money. It is something you do while you are making it.

If you have more than you need, you have a responsibility to share it. It is not a choice. It is an obligation.

givingphilanthropyGiving Pledge announcement, 2013

I have been given a tremendous gift — the opportunity to use the resources I have to tackle the world's most pressing issues before it's too late.

givingimpactGiving Pledge letter, 2010

The accumulation of wealth is not an end in itself. It is a means to an end. And the end should be more than your own comfort.

givingpurposeOklahoma philanthropy summit, 2017

The Rs 10,000 I gave my husband was not an investment. It was faith in a dream. The returns came to India, not to me.

entrepreneurshipfaithTV interview, 2012

What was supposed to be altruism is just common egotism. We can be satisfied, but our satisfaction should be produced not by our actions but rather by the benefits accruing to those we help.

givingphilanthropyKulczyk Foundation, 2019

We have always known that our lives have been blessed by God beyond anything we deserved. As custodians of what He has provided, we are called to share our resources with those around us who lack the same resources.

givingphilanthropyThe Rees-Jones Foundation, 2020

What Zoe and I have been very much focused on is making sure the money goes to those projects and charities who have a model which is proven, where there are going to be multipliers accrued from the donations.

givingphilanthropyYorkshire Post interview, 2021

Money you cannot share is not really wealth. I want ours to reach young creators.

givingphilanthropySmilegate Foundation remarks, 2019

Wealth that is not shared has little meaning. I would rather it educate the next generation.

educationgivingPark Hyeon Joo Foundation remarks, 2019