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Inspirational Quotes About Giving Back

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Index_card_top “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
 
Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay] (born 1942);
Boxer
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Index_card_top “Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.”
 
Barbara Bush (born 1925);
Wife Of The 41st President Of The United States
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Index_card_top “To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.”
 
Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947);
American Women's Rights Activist
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Index_card_top “In giving you are throwing a bridge across the chasm of your solitude.”
 
Antoine de Sainte-Exupery (1900-1944);
(1900 1944); Aviator, Writer
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Index_card_top “Charity activities are the force which gives our life meaning.”
 
Mazhar El Shorbagi -


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Index_card_top “If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.”
 
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Index_card_top “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”
 
William James (1842-1910);
Psychologist, Philosopher, Author
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Index_card_top “Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself. ”
 
Walt Whitman (1819-1892);
Poet, Humanist
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“There's no substitute for rolling up your sleeves and working with the people who can make a difference. They get the benefit of your participation and you gain a direct understanding of the real problems and potential solutions, which makes you a more informed giver.”
 
Michael Milken (born 1946);
Financier And Philanthropist


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“Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.”
 
Marian Wright Edelman (born 1939);
Activist, President And Founder Of Children's Defense Fund
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