Tamara Tunie Quotes

I'm always just happy to see when models are working hard, doing well, and really, above all else, doing good things. I love when they work for charities or inspire education. Look at Karlie Kloss promoting education - that's wonderful.

When I was playing in Seattle and Orlando, I did a lot of work with the Ronald McDonald House. I've always had a special thing for kids, and I know how important it is for kids to have good role models. They push us to that next level.

I think we need to do as much as we can to give back to these young kids growing up. I think we've done a pretty decent job so far.

I'm very, very involved in charities involving youth.

On a personal note I want to gain more confidence and give back in any way I can.

Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to a better life benefited countless women and children around the world, but her example has also inspired millions of people to give back in ways big and small.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

We never did try to get together and to show the younger Negroes such as myself, to try and even to show that he has ambitions - and with just a little encouragement, I could have really done something worthwhile. But instead, we did nothing but let the young upstarts know that they were young and simple, and that was that.

I will say that when I retire, I will probably do something to help others. I don't know know what it will be... probably I'll get involved in some charity.

Every one of us has the ability to raise awareness, volunteer, educate our friends and family, and give back to our communities.

I want to start a foundation called Second Chance. I was given a second chance, so I want to reach out to different groups of people. It would be nice to give that opportunity to others.

I feel that public service is so important and giving back, being a role model and helping people in need is something that I would love to do.

I've been doing charity work since I'm 20 years old, and now I want to help kids.

The youth is the future, and anything I can do to give to them, I'll do it.

I believe in giving back.

I'm an artist, but, as I get older, I really want to do philanthropic work and help people.

All of us, whether or not we're celebrities, every one ought to spend part of their life making someone else's life better.

I was on the board of Andre Agassi's foundation, and seeing the way it operated blew my mind. In 2002, I told my wife, I want to start a foundation to give back, I want it to be for kids in hard circumstances, and I want it to be culinary-driven, because that's who I am.

While visiting Costa Rica, I was inspired to hear that someone had donated a playground to a local school. So when I returned to L.A., one day I just called the principal of a nearby elementary school and asked what I could do. Five years later, I've helped make over nine schools, repainting, renovating, and fixing up playgrounds.

Acting is a smaller piece in a big puzzle. There are charity things I want to immerse myself in and want to have the time to go and give back to people who don't have the opportunities I have. It's a very important thing to me.

Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

The boxing game has been good, so we need to give back. We have to teach young men how to be men.

I like to try to give something back to the community because I feel fortunate for how I was raised and how my life turned out. Each year, with the help of my brother, Grant, we run a charity golf tournament to raise money for the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy.

I am involved in a lot of nonprofits. And when I reached the ripe old age of 60, I wanted to provide leadership to some I had been involved in.

I believe that we all need to do charitable work. It should be taken seriously in the area of education, as someone from the industry.