Donation Quotes - Page 3

• I've got a number of stories written so far in that mythos, more lined up to be written, and a narrative arc taking shape between them. I was experimenting with releasing the stories online for Paypal donations, so the existing ones are currently available via the blog for free download, but the ball didn't keep rolling in terms of meeting the targets I was setting.

  Hal Duncan

  Numbers, Rolling, Balls

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• It is my principle never to accept any donations from any government or any foreign funded organisation.

  Abdul Sattar Edhi

  Government, Principles, Accepting

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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• Banquet: a plate of cold, hairy chicken and artificially coloured green peas completely surrounded by dreary speeches and appeals for donations.

  Bennett Cerf

  Food, Cooking, Speech

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• Passing the SAT: My personal theory is that it has to do with how much money you send them in the mail. I think the amounts they tell you to send are actually just suggested minimum donations - if you get my drift.

  Dave Barry

  Education, Thinking, Mail

  Dave Barry (1986). “Claw Your Way to the Top: How to Become the Head of a Major Corporation in Roughly a Week”, p.11, Rodale

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• For scientific researchers, charitable donations are enormous engines of new opportunities.

  Leroy Hood

  Opportunity, Enormous, Charitable

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• When you visit the Zen Monasteries, one of the first things required is that you bring a donation. They have to pay for those monasteries. The upkeep is fantastic. The monks have to be fed, and so on.

  Frederick Lenz

  Success, Buddhism, Careers

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• Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Causes, Profit, Worthwhile

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• Kenny Goldsmith from Ubuweb describes himself as an amateur archivist, and people can download files from Ubuweb - it's not a streaming service. But it's a miracle that it's still online and they're able to make it work through the donations of server space and volunteer efforts.

  David Grubbs

  People, Volunteer, Effort

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Mar 04, 2013

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• The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live. And most people are concerned about growing old rather than being effective.

  Myles Munroe

  Long, People, Important

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• I used the principles of Kickstarter to make 'She's Gotta Have It.' We filmed that in 1985 to 1986. The final cost was $175,000. I didn't have that money. It was friends, grants, donations. We saved our bottles for the nickel deposit.

  Spike Lee

  Principles, Finals, Cost

  "Spike Lee Talks OLDBOY, Why He Considers the Film a Reinterpretation, Performances of Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen & His Confidence in Audience Turnout". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. November 17, 2013.

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• The question is not, do we go to church; the question is, have we been converted. The crux of Christianity is not whether or not we give donations to popular charities but whether or not we are really committed to the poor.

  Joan D. Chittister

  Peace, Giving, Church

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• If I had my way I'd make health catching instead of disease.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Get Well Soon, Health, Disease

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• I really don't need the public's money. I'd like to have something on the internet with charitable donation optional, where anyone can download my music for free.

  Elton John

  Needs, Internet, Charitable

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• He had a carrying, congressional sort of voice, the kind that sounded good saying things like Less of a tax burden on the middle class and Thank you for your donation and Honey, could you bring me my sweater with the duck on it?

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Class, Voice, Ducks

  Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Forever”, p.115, Scholastic Inc.

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• If you were a boy and a girl and you were in love with each other, really, properly in love, and if you could show it, then the people who run Hailsham, they sorted it out for you. They sorted it out so you could have a few years together before you began your donations.

  Kazuo Ishiguro

  Girl, Running, Boys

  Kazuo Ishiguro (2017). “Never Let Me Go: With GCSE and A Level study guide”, p.108, Faber & Faber

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• There's a very generous donation in the parish's future if you make this fast. Ten minutes, at the most." Frowning, the man fumbled open his liturgy. "There's an established rite, Your Grace. Marriage must be entered into with solemnity and consideration. I don't know that I can rush--" "Ten minutes. One thousand guineas." The liturgy snapped closed. "Then again, what do a few extra minutes signify to an eternal God?" He beckoned Amelia with a fluttering, papery hand. "Make haste, child. You're about to be married.

  Tessa Dare

  Children, Men, Hands

  Tessa Dare (2010). “One Dance with a Duke”, p.95, Ballantine Books

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• You must therefore zealously guard in his mind the curious assumption 'My time is my own'. Let him have the feeling that he starts each day as the lawful possessor of twenty-four hours. Let him feel as a grievous tax that portion of this property which he has to make over to him employers, and as a generous donation that further portion which h allows to religious duties. But what he must never be permitted to doubt is that the total from which these deductions have been made was, in some mysterious sense, his own personal birthright.

  C. S. Lewis

  Religious, Feelings, Doubt

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• Facebook is really about communicating and telling stories... We think that people can really help spread awareness of organ donation and that they want to participate in this to their friends. And that can be a big part of helping solve the crisis that's out there.

  Mark Zuckerberg

  Thinking, People, Stories

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. And by the grace of God, I will.

  Edward Everett Hale

  Grace, Making A Difference, Charity

  "Personal Quote/ Did you know?". www.imdb.com.

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

  William James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Companies have long gathered data to break down their customer base into specific segments. Now political parties have become adept at micro-targeting, too, using data on shopping habits, leisure activities, voting histories, charity donations, and so on, in order to pinpoint likely supporters and the type of appeal most likely to win them over.

  James Surowiecki

  Party, Winning, Leisure Activities

  "Calculating Campaigns". www.newyorker.com. September 24, 2012.

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• Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Kwanzaa, Class, Community

  George Bernard Shaw (2015). “The Collected Plays of George Bernard Shaw (Illustrated): Including Renowned Titles like Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, The Inca Of Perusalem, Macbeth Skit, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion”, p.2527, e-artnow

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• Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Life, Fun

  The Lorax (1971)

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• I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations; I work at it.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Meaningful, Patriotic, Thinking

  Hunter S. Thompson (2012). “Ancient Gonzo Wisdom”, p.319, Pan Macmillan

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