Ajay Piramal Quotes

The best way of enjoying your money is to spend it on other people. I don't need much.

I have enjoyed the personal use of money; but I have gotten the greatest satisfaction from using it to advance my beliefs in human relations, human values.

To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.

I think it is what you do with your wealth that is important. I don't believe in accumulating money for money's sake. It's one of the reasons I want to do more about helping women.

I'm going to give all my money away, eventually. I don't believe in all this hand-down stuff. Even if I had kids, I don't think I'd want to give them everything.

I don't believe in men waiting until they are ready to die before using any of their money for helpful purposes.

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.

You know, I'm not gonna take my money with me to heaven or hell, wherever I'm going. So I want to do something good with it even though my means are very limited. I'm no millionaire!

At the beginning, you are 20 and you can just imagine... don't get me wrong, but having money. Then you realise that it's not only about you and what you are doing but that you have to give back.

I have tried to teach people there are three kicks in every dollar: one, when you make it; two, when you have it. The third kick it when you give it away - and it is the biggest kick of all.

Diana, whatever her failings, was not into making money, or as Harry and Meghan put it, financial independence.

I never thought I could enjoy all this wealth without putting it to good use.

The time to give away money is when you make it.

I'm aware of my value as a player, of course. But do I need to buy a holiday home that I'm only going to use two weeks every year? Course not. It's a waste. Why not give the money to people who could do with it.

I will give away at least half my wealth during my lifetime and after my death. In the meantime, I'll continue to grow my wealth as much as possible so that the amount I bequeath to charities and worthy causes can be as substantial as possible.

I had one idea that never changed in my mind - that you should use your wealth to help people.

I'm shrewd about money; I invest well and look after it. But it's in my nature to be generous. I look after people.

There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people.

Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.

I believe in two things: One, Andrew Carnegie said, 'He who dies with wealth dies in shame.' And someone once said, 'He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.'

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

My grandmother always said, 'when you receive a paycheck, you always have to put a certain amount to your savings, and 10 percent right away to charity.'

Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

I like to live well and I feel good about it because I know how much we give back. There's plenty for my family, now let's take care of the rest.