Philanthropists Who Help Quotes & Sayings

I have been everywhere because I don't know what I'm looking for. — E.L. Doctorow

One of the first lessons one learns is that the mind is a powerful factor in everything you do, including those exercises that seem to require a maximum of physical strength. — Joe Hyams

Knowledge is potential power, but wisdom is the readily available power of the mind. — Debasish Mridha

I always gave her a book. An old hardback from the same section in the used bookstore where you'd find Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, and musty scrawled-in Hobbits, the painted paper covers often ripped or gone ...
My favorite was a sort of illustrated guidebook of pond creatures on which a very young child had written in pencil on each page under the picture of an otter
I love otter
Under a muskrat:
I love muskrat
Beaver:
I love beaver — Peter Heller

In my view, philanthropy goes against the grain; therefore it generates a lot of hypocrisy and many paradoxes. Here are some examples: Philanthropy is supposed to be devoted to the benefit of others, but philanthropists are primarily concerned with their own benefit; philanthropy is supposed to help people, yet it often makes people dependent and turns them into objects of charity; applicants tell foundations what they want to hear, then proceed to do what the applicant wants to do. — George Soros

As an actress for most of my life, I am profoundly familiar with poverty. — Martha Plimpton

Most philanthropists would still rather donate to elite schools, concert halls or religious groups than help the poor or sick. — Noreena Hertz