Posts Tagged ‘charity’
Next Page »Samuel Johnson: Recompense Labor
on Sunday, August 2, 2020Samuel Johnson Money Quote saying it’s better to pay for work than to give money away for charity. Samuel Johnson said:
“You are much surer that you are doing good when you pay money to those who work, as the recompense of their labor, than when you give money merely in charity” — Samuel Johnson
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Voltaire: Charity No Longer Belongs
on Friday, December 14, 2018Voltaire Money Quote saying that once a man dies, he no longer owns anything to be able to give it to any charity. Voltaire said:
“The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him” — Voltaire
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Kamand Kojouri: Currency of Words
on Monday, March 12, 2018Kamand Kojouri Money Quote saying our blood is given with sweat and tears to create, but the bank fails to recognize the value of that devotion. Kamand Kojouri said:
“I left the bank because they wouldn’t deposit my cheque of poems. So I went to the store, but they didn’t accept my currency of words. So I boxed all my stories and took them to charity. But they refused my donation and asked me to give blood instead. I opened the notebooks and made them look, ‘What do you think I wrote these in?”
— Kamand Kojouri
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Anna Jarvis: Making Sales
on Sunday, May 14, 2017Anna Jarvis Money Quote saying as the promoter and protector of Mother’s day in the 1920’s that no organization should ever exploit Mother’s Day for profit. Anna Jarvis said:
“Any charity, institution, hospital, organization, or business using Mother’s Day names, work, emblem, or celebration for getting money, making sales or on printed forms should be held as imposters by proper authorities” — Anna Jarvis
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Sean Spicer: Trump Salary Philanthropy
on Sunday, March 19, 2017Sean Spicer Money Quote saying Donald Trump has promised he will donate his salary $400,000 a year to charity and during Whitehouse press briefing said he’d love help from journalists help decide on charity. Sean Spicer said:
[President Trump] wants to donate [his salary] to charity and he would love your help to determine where it should go
— Sean Spicer
Nathan Vardi: Contribute Economic Activity
on Sunday, February 19, 2017Nathan Vardi Money Quote saying 30 wealthy hedge fund managers make up 8 percent of the Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans – those riches don’t contribute to the economy. Nathan Vardi said:
They do a lot of wonderful things and give a lot of money to charity. But 8 percent of the 400 wealthiest people in America is a big number for a group that arguably doesn’t contribute any economic activity
— Nathan Vardi
Bill Gates: Giving Tuesday Charity Donation
on Tuesday, November 29, 2016Bill Gates Money Quote saying we now have a dedicated day once a year for specific economic activities, shopping in person on Black Friday, shopping online on Monday, and charity on Tuesday. Bill Gates said:
“You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There’s another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity” — Bill Gates
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Nelson Mandela: No Freedom While Poverty Persists
on Thursday, April 16, 2015Nelson Mandela Money Quotation saying we perceive relief of poverty as an act rather than a final destination – of freedom. Nelson Mandela said:
“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom” — Nelson Mandela
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