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Philanthropy is the refuge of rich people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures.

Oscar Wilde

It's not that way at all. What happened was that Tom's entertainment work was so heavy and his philanthropy work was so heavy, they wanted to split the jobs up. It's nothing more than that.

Paul Bloch

We feel that, by getting more individuals and organizations involved in philanthropy, we can have an even greater impact and bring even more positive change to Kansas City. We start by asking our donors, 'What's important to you?' and then work to connect them to nonprofit organizations and charitable causes they care about.

Laura Mcknight

No one is coming here for philanthropy. I'll welcome foreign investment, whatever the industry, as long as it creates an asset, creates employment and gives us technology.

Dipankar Mukherjee

Individuals have become much more inclined to do their own shopping, whether it is buying things online or philanthropy, ... We found ourselves being a middleman at a time no one wanted middlemen.

John Franklin

It's been a real natural partnership for us. ... By being the philanthropy of choice for the event, it also gives us exposure to possible donors and people who may want to come out and volunteer for us.

Kevin Gilmore

The cornerstones of your life are family, religion, philanthropy and compassion. Your relationship with your partner is often destined to be a permanent loving one that survives all obstacles.

Blair Gorman

She's gone outside the norm of success, giving out awards in philanthropy. She's given back to allow other women to succeed. And I think that's going to be part of her legacy.

Cory Armstrong

They don't see the community service and the philanthropy work because those are organizations going out and doing that separately, so other people aren't going to see that.

Kay Christian

We would never want to discourage anyone's philanthropy.

Karen Green

Andrew Carnegie has gifted progressive philanthropy to the world.

George Reid

My passion is philanthropy. His passion may be politics.

Kiran Patel

(Casey) was our philanthropy chair, and this is the kind of event he would have wanted to do.

Martin Maloney

The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation.

Miriam Beard

BUILD magazine marries entertainment with philanthropy, creating an interesting and inspiring read for youth, ... The magazine will complement Sam Goody's core customer, teens and tweens.

Brian Miller

My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it.

Alan Wang

It seems like companies are being more responsive in these crises and perhaps using this as an opportunity for better branding and positioning relative to their day-to-day philanthropy.

Patrick Rooney

What happened was that there were a number of influential individuals who created a social norm that mandated philanthropy. Social engagements were all centered around giving.

Clare Payne Simmons

I wanted to be sure I was able to say on my deathbed, 'I did the best I could do for you,' ... I believe you have to balance your philanthropy. The arts, culture, education, are all very important, but in the long run those things won't mean a damn thing if we don't keep our environment healthy and thriving.

Rutherford Seydel