“I'm obviously very involved with my own charity and foundation that I work with. Obviously, I'm very passionate about that.” My OwnInvolvedFoundationCharityPassionate Author:David Nail
“My other hobby, because I just love any job with a gavel, is auctioneer. And I so often have presided over charity auctions in New York that many years ago Sotheby's sent me my own gavel. Now, the Sotheby's gavel is infinitely more elegant--it came in a little velvet bag, with "Sotheby's" inscribed in gold. It hangs in my library. I feel that everyone has occasion to use a gavel at various times everyday, they just don't think of it.” ThinkingFeelsYearsLittlesUseJobsMy OwnNew YorkYears AgoGoldCharityEverydayLibraryVariousOccasionsBagsHobbiesElegantVelvetAuctionsGavel Author:Fran Lebowitz
“Poor dusky children of slavery, men and women of my own race-the transition from slavery to freedom was too sudden for you! The bright dreams were too rudely dispelled; you were not prepared for the new life that opened before you, and the great masses of the North learned to look upon your helplessness with indifference-learned to speak of you as an idle, dependent race. Reason should have prompted kinder thoughts. Charity is ever kind.” MenShouldLooksKindChildrenReasonDreamSpeakMy OwnPoorRaceMassMen And WomenShould HaveSlaveryPreparedCharityIndifferenceLook UpDependentTransitionIdleNew LifeHelplessnessKinder Book:Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House Source: Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
“I have my own charity organization in Berlin called Ruckenwind, which supports kids from - ya - not ideal backgrounds.” KidsMy OwnSupportIdealsOrganizationCharityBackgroundsBerlin Author:Paul van Dyk