giving Quotes

It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.

Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity - the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.

My mom was on the United Way group that decides how to allocate the money and looks at all the different charities and makes the very hard decisions about where that pool of funds is going to go.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

Philanthropy should be taking much bigger risks that business. If these are easy problems, business and government can come in and solve them.

A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society.

China has many successful entrepreneurs and business people. I hope that more people of insight will put their talents to work to improve the lives of poor people in China and around the world, and seek solutions for them.

The most impactful dollars that Australia can spend are actually what goes to help the poorest.