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“Philanthropy, charity, giving voluntarily and freely... call it what you like, but it is truly a jewel of an American tradition.”

Giving Tradition Charity Philanthropy Jewels Giving To Charity American Tradition

Author:John F. Kennedy

“A man may be a Bah' in name only. If he is a Bah' in reality, his deeds and actions will be decisive proofs of it. What are the requirements? Love for mankind, sincerity toward all, reflecting the oneness of the world of humanity, philanthropy, becoming enkindled with the fire of the love of God, attainment to the knowledge of God and that which is conducive to human welfare.”

Ifs Men World Humans May Reality Action Humanity Names Fire Mankind Becoming Deeds Proof Oneness God Love Welfare Sincerity Philanthropy Requirements Reflecting Attainment Knowledge Of God

Author:Abdu'l-Bahá

“What does the world need that you can provide?” Express your social mission, whether it’s cause marketing, volunteering, culture, environmental initiatives, sustainable products, or corporate philanthropy Start before scale: make a commitment, take small steps and then scale when you’re ready Internalize and share your social mission Be unfailingly transparent – “If you’re not scared by what you’re saying, you’re not sharing enough”

“I deem it the duty of every man to devote a certain portion of his income for charitable purposes; and that it is his further duty to see it so applied and to do the most good for which it is capable.”

Men Purpose Certain Duty Capable Every Man Income Portions Philanthropy Charitable

Book:Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness

Source: Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness

“Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave his entire self for us.”

Self Jesus Christ Virtue Dying Expression Demand Jesus Christ Crosses Mere Charity Neighbor Conversion God Love Concrete Philanthropy Imitation Interiors Theological Almsgiving

Author:Pope Benedict XVI

“Slave camps under the flag of freedom, massacres justified by philanthropy or the taste of the superhuman, cripple judgment. On the day when crime puts on the apparel of innocence, through a curious reversal peculiar to our age, it is innocence that is called on to justify itself. The purpose of this essay is to accept and study that strange challenge.”

Source: Caligula and Cross purpose

“Ah, how little you know of human happiness - you comfortable and benevolent people! For happiness and unhappiness are brother and sister - or even twins who grow up together - or in your case - remain small together!”

“Freemasonry is an order whose leading star is philanthropy and whose principles inculcate an unceasing devotion to the cause of virtue and morality.”

Order Stars Causes Principles Virtue Morality Devotion Philanthropy Masons Masonic Freemasonry

Author:George Washington

“A personal injustice is stronger motivation than any instinct for philanthropy.”

Motivation Stronger Instinct Injustice Philanthropy

Book:A Son Of The Circus

Source: A Son Of The Circus

“The age looks steadily to the redressing of wrong, to the righting of every form of error and injustice; and a tireless and prying philanthropy, which is almost omniscient, is one of the most hopeful characteristics of the time.”

Looks Age Form Errors Injustice Characteristics Hopeful Philanthropy Omniscient

Author:Mary Baker Eddy

“The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.”

Giving Helping Philanthropy Self Reliance Reliance Benevolence

Author:Calvin Coolidge

“What are you doing for others?”

Book:I have a dream: the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr

Source: I have a dream: the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr

“It is thus only this personal feeling of misery that we get rid of by acts of pity.”

Feelings Misery Charity Pity Philanthropy Selflessness Disinterest Personal Feelings

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

“To regard states of distress in general as an objection, as something which must be abolished is the greatest nonsense on earth; having the most disastrous consequences, fatally stupid- almost as stupid as a wish to abolish bad weather - out of pity for the poor.”

States Earth Wish Poor Stupid Consequence Regard Charity Pity Weather Nonsense Philanthropy Distress Selflessness Objections Abolish Bad Weather Disinterest

Book:Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What

Source: Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What

“The good-they cannot create; they are always the beginning of the end.”

Ends Charity Philanthropy Selflessness Disinterest

Book:Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What

Source: Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What

“The weak and the botched shall perish: first principle of our charity.”

Firsts Principles Weak Charity Philanthropy Selflessness Disinterest

Book:Writings of Nietzsche: Volume 1

Source: Writings of Nietzsche: Volume 1

“We do not by any means think it desirable that the kingdom of righteousness and peace should be established on earth (because under any circumstances it would be the kingdom of the profoundest mediocrity and Chinaism); we rejoice in all men, who like ourselves love danger, war and adventure, who do not make compromises, nor let themselves be captured, conciliated and stunted; we count ourselves among the conquerors; we ponder over the need of a new order of things, even of a new slavery for every strengthening and elevation of the type "man" also involves a new form of slavery.”

Source: The Joyful Wisdom

“If we make sacrifices in doing good or in doing ill, it does not alter the ultimate value of our actions; even if we stake our life in the cause, as martyrs do for the sake of our church : it is a sacrifice to our longing for power, or for the purpose of conserving our sense of power.”

Ifs Doe Action Purpose Values Causes Church Our Lives Sacrifice Ultimate Longing Charity Sake Ill Stakes Philanthropy Selflessness Our Actions Martyr Doing Good Conserving Disinterest

Book:The Gay Science

Source: The Gay Science

“There is a stupid humility that is quite common and when a person is afflicted with it, he is once and for all disqualified for being a disciple of knowledge.”

Persons Common Stupid Humility Charity Philanthropy Disciple Selflessness Disinterest

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“You want to be paid as well, you virtuous! You want reward for virtue, and heaven for earth, and eternity for your today?”

Want Wells Today Earth Heaven Virtue Eternity Paid Charity Rewards Virtuous Philanthropy Selflessness Disinterest

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Love ever your neighbour as yourselves - but first be such as love themselves.”

Firsts Charity Philanthropy Selflessness Neighbour Disinterest

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

“That, however, is - mediocrity, though it be called moderation.”

Charity Mediocrity Philanthropy Selflessness Moderation Disinterest

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”

“Together, we must renew our continued commitment to serve and pledge to bring a positive change to our communities.”

Together Community Commitment Philanthropy Pledge Our Community Positive Change

Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Without a love of humankind there is no love of God.”

God Love Humankind Philanthropy No Love

Author:Sholem Asch

“We can find meaning and reward by serving some higher purpose than ourselves, a shining purpose, the illumination of a Thousand Points of Light...We all have something to give.”

Giving Light Purpose Higher Thousand Shining Rewards Serving Philanthropy Find Me Illumination Higher Purpose Points Of Light

Author:George H. W. Bush

“When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them, as if their reason had left them.”

People Ifs Reason Moments Left Kindness Philanthropy Shipwreck Character Education

Author:Willa Cather

“If you're outraged at conditions, then you can't possibly be free or happy until you devote all your time to changing them and do nothing but that. But you can't change anything if you want to hold onto a good job, a good way of life and avoid sacrifice.”

Ifs Way Want Jobs Sacrifice Conditions Philanthropy Good Job Can't Change Good Way Outraged

Author:Cesar Chavez

“I offered up a special prayer, a prayer which came with tears and anguish, that some way would open up for me to use what talents I possessed for my fellow workers, for the poor.”

Way Giving Use Prayer Poor Special Talent Tears Fellows Workers Possessed Philanthropy Anguish Fellow Workers

Author:Dorothy Day

“One of the greatest things you have in life is that no one has the authority to tell you what you want to be. You're the one who'll decide what you want to be. Respect yourself and respect the integrity of others as well. The greatest thing you have is your self image, a positive opinion of yourself. You must never let anyone take it from you.”

Want Wells Self Life Is Opinion Integrity Authority What You Want Be You Philanthropy Respect Yourself

Author:Jaime Escalante

“By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community. That means that classroom lessons should be complemented by work outside the classroom. Service-learning does just that, tying community service to academic learning.”

Should Mean Doe Community Responsibility Roles Healthy Lessons Definitions Work Out Academic Classroom Philanthropy Civics Community Service Civic Responsibility

Author:John Glenn

“If there is one word that describes our form of society in America, it may be the word-voluntary.”

Ifs Giving May America Form Philanthropy One Word

Author:Lyndon B. Johnson

“It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it.”

People Privilege Obligation Philanthropy

Author:Barbara Jordan

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the creative light of altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment. Life's persistent and most urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?'”

Men Light Walks Darkness Creative Judgment Every Man Selfishness Destructive Philanthropy Altruism Persistent Urgent Character Education Doing For Others

Author:Martin Luther

“Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.”

Giving Gratitude Appreciate Thanks Philanthropy Giving Back Being Thankful Character Education

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“Politics is social work with power.”

Social Philanthropy Social Work

Author:Barbara Mikulski

“We all start out with no discipline, no patience, no perseverance, no determination. We all start out at zero. People say, 'You have talent.' No, the gift is to realize that we all start out even. Whether we messed up or put our best foot forward, with these four qualities, we take care of our mental, physical and spiritual health each day. Am I the best in the world? No. The question is: Am I the best I can be?”

People World I Can Care Spiritual Realizing Quality Four Feet Talent Discipline Determination Perseverance Take Care Each Day Zero Philanthropy Messed Up No Patience Spiritual Health

Author:Edward James Olmos

“Service-learning is a particularly fertile way of involving young people in community service, because it ties helping others to what they are learning in the classroom. It enables them to apply academic disciplines to practical, everyday problems. In the process, it provides a compelling answer to the adolescent's perennial question, 'Why do I need to learn this stuff?”

“Ideals are thoughts. So long as they exist merely as thoughts, the power in them remains ineffective.”

Long Ideals Remains Activism Philanthropy

Book:A Treasury of Albert Schweitzer

Source: A Treasury of Albert Schweitzer

“Living truth is that alone which has its origins in thinking. Just as a tree bears year after year the same fruit which is each year new, so must all permanently valuable ideas be continually born again in thought.”

Thinking Years Ideas Born Tree Bears Truth Is Fruit Valuable Philanthropy Born Again

Book:Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography

Source: Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography

“Inside any important philanthropy meeting, you witness heads of state meeting with investment managers and corporate leaders. All are searching for answers with their right hand to problems that others in the room have created with their left.”

Important States Problem Hands Left Answers Rooms Leader Meetings Investment Witness Managers Corporate Philanthropy Head Of State

Author:Peter Buffett

“Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world.”

World Resources Philanthropy Improving Fingertips

Author:Melinda Gates

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”

Book:The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

“My religion is humanitarianism, which is the basis of every religion in the world.”

World Religion Bases Charity Humanitarian Philanthropy Volunteer Humanitarianism

Author:Abdul Sattar Edhi

“Give something back by becoming more”

Source: Awaken The Giant Within

“Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.”

Love Inspirational Humans Soul Friendship Environment Influence Blessed Charity True Love Caring Inspirational Love Philanthropy Volunteer Human Soul Greatest Love Blessed Life Blessed Are Those

Author:George Eliot

“What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?”

“One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!”

Source: Complete Works Of George Eliot

“It's important for me to try my hand at philanthropy because I want to leave behind a record of someone who did more than just gobble up stuff for themselves. I realized that a life lived for yourself is not much of a life.”

Want Trying Important Hands Stuff Behinds Records I Realized Philanthropy

Author:Ben Affleck

“I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.”

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Author:Hank Aaron

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