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• However absurd it may seem, I do in all seriousness hereby declare that I am animated mainly by philanthropic motives. I desire to do good to my fellow creatures, even to the Cui bonos.

  Oliver Heaviside

  Science, Desire, May

  "Electrical Papers". Book by Oliver Heaviside, Vol. I; Preface, p. vii, 1892.

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• We’re seeing that business models and philanthropic models are not mutually exclusive.

  Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

  Models, Exclusive, Seeing

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• I get more results for my money than in any other philanthropic scheme. It is a medical fact that children can have a better chance in life with better looks, better health and more vigor if the teeth, nose, throat and mouth are taken proper care of at the crucial time of childhood.

  George Eastman

  Children, Taken, Childhood

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• We can walk when we want to, we can build many things, but if we do not witness to Jesus Christ then it doesn't matter. We might become a philanthropic NGO but we wouldn't be the Church, the Bride of the Lord.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Church, Want

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• I used to do some philanthropic work, but with the political platform, I can contribute in a bigger way.

  Chiranjeevi

  Political, Way, Used

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• For me, philanthropic return on investment is about making the biggest impact possible on fellow human beings, regardless of country, race or religion.

  Bobby Sager

  Country, Impact, Race

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• Social activism has gone mainstream. A new generation of philanthropic leaders such as Bill and Melinda Gates, and Bono are providing inspiration, guidance, and billions of dollars through their global foundations.

  Willow Bay

  Inspiration, Leader, Dollars

  "Living Now Gets a Makeover: Check Out Our New How-To Guide for a Fuller Life" by Willow Bay, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 17, 2007.

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• I always learned to be philanthropic... to give back.

  Charlotte Rae

  Giving, Giving Back

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• I really enjoy my philanthropic work, traveling around the world and helping people in need. That's a lot of fun for me. It's really rewarding. You're helping people, but it's helping you, too. It puts life in perspective...

  Larry Fitzgerald

  Fun, People, Perspective

  "Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald talks playoff hopes, trade rumors, more in Q&A". Interview with Tom Pelissero, www.usatoday.com. July 10, 2014.

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• The fundamental principle [of settlement work] remains: that people shall take up their residence in industrial communities, giving what they may have of public spirit, and partaking of the life about them; preserving their identity as individuals and endeavoring to keep the settlement free from the institutional form of philanthropic work. ... the relationship is reciprocal.

  Lillian Wald

  People, Giving, Community

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• New York is a great place to be if you want to make an impact and be involved in charities or philanthropic organizations like my wife and I are.

  Justin Tuck

  New York, Impact, Organization

  "NY Giant Justin Tuck Can't Wear Rings, Loves Black Diamonds" by Nic Screws, www.esquire.com. November 19, 2013.

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• God never estimates what we give from impulse. We are given credit for what we determine in our hearts to give; for the giving that is governed by a fixed determination. The Spirit of God revolutionises our philanthropic instincts. Much of our philanthropy is simply the impulse to save ourselves an uncomfortable feeling. The Spirit of God alters all that. As saints our attitude towards giving is that we give for Jesus Christ's sake, and from no other motive.

  Oswald Chambers

  Jesus, Determination, Attitude

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.148, Discovery House

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• ... oh, I long to prove myself by writing! The best seems to die in me when I give it up. It is the self I love--not this efficient, philanthropic self.

  Ruth Benedict

  Writing, Self, Long

  Ruth Benedict (2017). “An Anthropologist at Work”, p.138, Routledge

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• In my new book, 'Birth,' my goal is to share the path I have traveled in the spiritual sphere and in the business and philanthropic sphere in order to reveal the essential connection between the two.

  Shari Arison

  Spiritual, Book, Order

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• I confess that I have hitherto indulged very little in philanthropic enterprises.... While my townsmen and women are devoted in somany ways to the good of their fellows, I trust that one at least may be spared to other and less humane pursuits. You must have a genius for charity as well as for anything else. As for Doing-good, that is one of the professions which are full.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Genius, Charity, May

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• I think the beauty industry is a stepping stone in terms of pageants that will give you a launching pad to be seen. For people to understand who you are and what you stand for... I think it teaches self esteem and self worth. And it also encourages you to have a more philanthropic viewpoint of the world.

  Kenya Moore

  Self Esteem, Self Worth, Thinking

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• I've always been business-minded. I worked in corporate America before becoming an actress and knew that acting wasn't the end but a means to an end. It gave me the platform and the exposure I needed to do my philanthropic work. It also gave me the financial security to focus on my other businesses, start new businesses, and even help other people start businesses.

  Eva Longoria

  Mean, Helping Others, America

  "Eva Longoria on Business, Beauty, and Mastering Her Signature Smoky Eye". Interview with Patricia Reynoso, www.glamour.com. March 17, 2015.

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• I'm amazed by the potential of more companies employing integrated philanthropic initiatives at earlier stages in their life cycle. What if this were done on an even more massive scale? Consider what would happen if a top-tier venture-capital firm required the companies in which it invested to place 1% of their equity into a foundation serving the communities in which they do business.

  Marc Benioff

  Business, Community, What If

  Marc Benioff, Carlye Adler (2007). “The Business of Changing the World: Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• The main thing is to be philanthropic in your everyday life. You don't have to have money to do that. You can do it with your time and your energy.

  Eva Longoria

  Everyday, Energy, Can Do

  "More Than a Desperate Housewife, Eva Longoria Talks Activism". Interview with Avital Andrews, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 6, 2017.

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• Philanthropic leaders genially speak of complementing government, not competing with it as if monopoly were good and competition destructive-thus unwittingly conspiring against the public interest.

  Richard Cornuelle

  Government, Leader, Competition

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• Philanthropy is often seen as society's risk capital. That means the onus is on philanthropists, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs to innovate. But philanthropic innovation is not just about creating something new. It also means applying new thinking to old problems, processes and systems.

  Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

  Mean, Thinking, Creating

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• American philanthropic custom owes much to leadership by business and professional people.

  Robert L. Payton

  Leadership, People, Customs

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• I grew up in a business-inspired environment, and over the years have started and run several businesses and philanthropic organizations. Understanding how large corporations work, by having hands-on and board experience, I apply that knowledge to the benefit of all that I do.

  Shari Arison

  Running, Hands, Years

  "Women in Business Q&A: Shari Arison, Owner the Arison Group". Interview with Laura Dunn, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 26, 2014.

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• Nothing will serve you better than a strong work ethic. Nothing. And it's something that you can't teach. You have to be thrown into it, where you're going to sink or swim. It's amazing how self-correcting and how clarifying a good, hard, shitty job can be. Because at the end of the day, any profession I've seen anybody in, when you peer behind the curtains of Oh, wouldn't that be a great job? Wow, what an amazing thing, a philanthropic endeavor! it really just comes down to It's a f**king grind.

  Robert Downey, Jr.

  Strong, Kings, Jobs

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• The resources you happen to accumulate, what do you do with them? You can spend the money and buy some houses or whatever, and people do some of that and that's fine. You can give the money to other people, your family, but usually when you do that you screw them up and it ends up counterproductive. Or, you take those resources and reinvest them in things that you believe in, and that could be reinvesting in a philanthropic cause.

  Steve Case

  Believe, People, Giving

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