Quotes and Sayings about Philanthropy

"The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation."
- Miriam Beard
(Related: Philanthropy, Results)

"Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race; through a sense of justice, charity, and philanthropy, they will liberally assist in his elevation."
- James Weldon Johnson
(Related: Love, People, Charity, Justice, Philanthropy, Race, Sense, Will)

"Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Related: Cause, Circumstances, Injustice, Philanthropy)

"Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money."
- Michael Porter
(Related: Business, Money, Philanthropy, Thinking)

"Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector."
- David Rockefeller
(Related: Society, Needs, Philanthropy, Public)

"My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale."
- David Rockefeller
(Related: Father, Philanthropy)

"My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it."
- An Wang
(Related: Philanthropy)