Quotes by Philanthropists - Page 3

I'm so happy to be rich I'm willing to take all the consequences.
Howard Ahmanson
I am a Christian - but sometimes I feel very removed from Christianity. The Jesus Christ that I believe in was the man who turned over the tables in the temple and threw the money-changers out - substitute T.V. evangelists if you like…why in the West, do we spend so much money on extending the arms race instead of wiping out malaria, which could be eradicated given ten minutes worth of the world's arm budget? To me, we are living in the most un-Christian times. When I see these racketeers, the snake-oil salesmen on these right-winged television stations, asking for not your $20.00, or your $50.00, but your $100.00 in the name of Jesus Christ, I just want to throw up!!
Bono
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
Oprah Winfrey
One Life, with each other, Sisters, Brothers...
Bono
The fall of moral civilization has always been brought about by those who were "just doing their jobs".
Jeremy Grantham
Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There`s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.
Bill Gates
As I learnt very early in my life in Whitehall the acid test of any political question is: What is the alternative?
Lord Trent
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
John D. Rockefeller
Everyone has got it in him if he will only make up his mind and stick at it. None of us is born with a stop-valve on his powers or with a set limit to his capacities. There is no limit possible to the expansion of each one of us.
Charles Schwab
The enjoyment comes from knowing the receiver understands the spirit of the gift.
Oprah Winfrey
This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent on him; and, after doing so, to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer, and strictly bound as a matter of duty to administer in the manner which, in his judgement, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community--the man of wealth thus becoming the mere trustee and agent for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience, and ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for themselves.
Andrew Carnegie
When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes!
Oprah Winfrey
Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking.
Oprah Winfrey
As always, violence created more violence [Jehane Noujaim, "Tahrir Square, Cairo: Lost and Found in the Square"].
Catie Marron
We rarely recognize the extent to which human happiness requires struggle.
Phil Harvey
For every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.
Clement Stone
I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.
Oprah Winfrey
Exhilaration of life can be found only with an upward look. This is an exciting world. It is cram-packed with opportunity. Great moments wait around every corner.
Richard Devos
When you stop living for luxuries you understand the real meaning of life.
Edhi Sahab
There are three answers to prayer: yes no and wait awhile. It must be recognized that no is an answer.
Ruth Stafford Peale
Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.
George Eastman
I could end the deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.
Warren Buffett
You only grow when you are alone.
Paul Newman
The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what interests you and that you can do well and put your whole soul into it-every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
John D. Rockefeller III
Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.
Paul Newman
If the Almighty chose to establish his religion by miracles, he chooses to carry it on by means.
Hannah More
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his life-time for the good of the community.
Andrew Carnegie
Wealth isn't always measured in dollar signs. We each have time, talent and creativity, all of which can be powerful forces for positive change. Share your blessings in whatever form they come and to whatever level you have been blessed.
Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
Oprah Winfrey
To make pleasure pleasant shorten.
Charles Buxton
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.
Andrew Carnegie
Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration moving you from negative energy to positive
Oprah Winfrey
There is a need for heroism in American life today.
Agnes Meyer
Follow your feelings. If it feels right, move forward. If it doesn't feel right, don't do it.
Oprah Winfrey
I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.
Oprah Winfrey
You got to go down a lot of wrong roads to find the right one.
Bob Parsons
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship
John D. Rockefeller
Every child of God is not called by the Lord to establish schools and orphan houses and to trust in the Lord for means for them. Yet, there is no reason why you may not experience, far more abundantly than we do now, His willingness to answer the prayers of His children.
George Müller
The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well and when you find it put your whole soul into it-every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
John D. Rockefeller III
Down through the years, I turned to the Bible and found in it all that I needed
Ruth Bell Graham
What I find powerful is a person withthe confidence to be her own self.
Oprah Winfrey
A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.
Richard Branson
Man's many desires are like the small metal coins he carries about in his pocket. The more he has the more they weight him down.
Satya Sai Baba
Remember that happiness is a way of travel - not a destination.
Roy M. Goodman
Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.
Richard Branson
Writing is like breathing underwater. It's really hard to do unless you can imagine yourself a nice set of gills.
Alane Adams
If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!
Richard Branson
The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say “no” to almost everything.
Warren Buffett
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute.
Warren Buffett
Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.
Oprah Winfrey
Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful
Warren Buffett
This deeply free and public space plays a vital role in our world, equally important in our digital age as in Greco-Roman times, when they were marketplaces for goods and ideas. As common ground, squares are equitable and democratic; they have played a fundamental role in the development of free speech.
Catie Marron
Concentrate your energies your thoughts and your capital. ... The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
Andrew Carnegie
Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.
Bono
If we keep our heads down, either out of defeat or loss or shame or tiredness... whatever the reason, we are going to miss the beautiful sun (and Son) that is right there in front of us, shining its warmth on our faces and our souls!
Mary Beth Chapman
The main obstacle to further progress on the resource curse is China, and to a lesser extent India.
George Soros
We need a moderately-priced stock market… The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But, unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do. For the investor, a too-high purchase price for the stock of an excellent company can undo the effects of a subsequent decade of favorable business developments.
Warren Buffett
Money is really worth no more than as it can be used to accomplish the Lord's work. Life is worth as much as it is spent for the Lord's service.
George Müller
Marketing is like sex—if you have to pay for it, you're doing something wrong
John Edson
When I was older, I found Iqbal's work hugely inspirational. He argued against an unquestioning acceptance of Western democracy as the self-governing model, and instead suggested that by following the rules of Islam a society would tend naturally towards social justice, tolerance, peace and equality. Iqbal's interpretation of Islam differs very widely from the narrow meaning that is sometimes given to it. For Iqbal, Islam is not just the name for certain beliefs and forms of worship. The difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim is not merely a theological one - it is a difference of a fundamental attitude towards life.
Imran Khan