Angela Davis Quotes

What am I doing with the gifts that have been given and the opportunities that are mine to make things better for others? I think it's always - success has to be beyond the person who is themselves working for personal success. It's also got to be helping someone else.

I have taken my children all over the world to see things but I've also made a point that they need to give something back for being so blessed.

If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.

But often times, I feel like I'm so blessed, it's not fair. That what I'm doing is not contributing to the good of the world.

I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves.

You've got to give something back. You can't just sit there.

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back.

Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit.

What I was raised with in terms of a call to service was just a sense that I was lucky.

I feel a responsibility to try and give back. I see young people out there who are trained, and any way I can help them and give them an opportunity is gratifying.

I'm a proud Dominican American. My folks always taught me that it's important to keep the ladder down and that to whom much is given, much is expected. That's why I have pursued a career in public service. I can't think of a better way to give back what this nation gave to us than to try to make sure that opportunity exists for everyone.

I hope the young guys who are playing today realize what they have been given and will take it upon themselves to give back in return.

Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.

My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.

My kids are obviously growing up very privileged, but I want them to have a servant's heart. We do community service as a family, and I also call them out on things like getting impatient when they stand in line - because they hardly ever have to. But that's just the reality of what they were born into.

Equip yourself for life, not solely for your own benefit, but for the benefit of the whole community

I grew up in a middle class household with parents, went to good schools, and never feared for anything, never wanted for anything that was really important. For all of us living in this world, all of us who have the resources, for us to not dedicate ourselves to giving something back, is to leave the world a lesser place.

Because I survived, I must do everything possible to help others.

I feel like if we're blessed enough to be given talent, to be given an opportunity, then why not take that opportunity and make it for someone's betterment you know?

Something that was instilled in me by my parents at a very young age is that there is no happy life without a life of service. Over the course of my career, I've been fortunate to always encounter others who share that philosophy.

The accumulation of experience gives you a debt in terms of compassion. I am very fortunate, and I feel dedicated to giving back to other women. Wherever I am now, I make sure I visit a women's shelter. But I don't want to do it in a frivolous way.

It seemed that the good people were always cleaning up the messes.

I think it's a privilege to be able to fly to somewhere where people want to see my show.