Community West: 10 Quotes about Philanthropy
- 1. 10 Quotes From Famous Philanthropists
- 2. Lifes most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others? -Martin Luther King Jr. On Service
- 3. Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. -Albert Einstein
- 4. Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. -Muhammad Ali
- 5. On Giving Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my powerin the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness. -Erich Fromm, psychologist and philosopher
- 6. The dead carry with them in their clutched hands only that which they have given away. -DeWitt Wallace, publisher, Readers Digest
- 7. I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. -Maya Angelou
- 8. Everyone has their own reasons for giving back. For us, its simply about making the world a more fair and equitable placeWe believe everyone deserves the chance to live a healthy, productive life. -Bill and Melinda Gates On Responsibility
- 9. So, here I am, by pure, pure luck, born at the right time, the right genderin the right place, in a system where allocating capital pays off like crazy. Ive got a whole bunch of stock certificates sitting therethey have no utility to me. They have all kinds of utility for the people Bill and Melinda are helping. -Warren Buffett
- 10. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. -John F. Kennedy
- 11. We rise by lifting others. -Robert Ingersoll
- 12. Community West Foundation is a local philanthropic organization dedicated to supporting charities that provide the basic needs of food, clothing, shelter and medical care to the most needy in and around Western Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To learn more about what we do and how you can help, visit our website, communitywestfoundation.org.
- 13. Photo Credits Via Photopin Martin Luther King: U.S. Embassy New Delhi Albert Einstein: Walking Geek Muhammed Ali: Shavar Ross Hands giving: Gates Foundation Red flowers: Aphrodite Maya Angelou: York College Bill Gates: Jurvestson Warren Buffett: Fortune Live John F. Kennedy: Night of the Swallow Helping hands: Tambako the Jaguar