“Do your givin’ while you’re livin’… then you’ll be knowin’ where it’s goin’.”

— Ann Landers

“The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities
– a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.”

— John D. Rockefeller

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.”

— Henry Ford

“The proper aim of giving is to put the recipients in a state where they no longer need our gifts.”

— C.S. Lewis

“Philanthropy is the practice of applying assets of knowledge, passion and wealth to bring about constructive change.”

— Peter Goldmark

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

— Nelson Henderson

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”

— William James

“Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.”

— Henry David Thoreau

“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.”

— Albert Pike

“A man’s true wealth is the good he does in this world.”

— Mohammed

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

— Margaret Mead

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

— Anne Frank

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”

— Winston Churchill

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”

— Walt Disney