Alec Baldwin Quotes

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

Suggest your children try tithing - giving 10 percent of their allowance to a charity every month.

I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.

Anyone who has been as successful as I have should want to share those resources. Why not give some of it to charity?

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

To me, charity often is just about giving, because you're supposed to, or because it's what you've always done - or it's about giving until it hurts.

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away.

Tithing is considerably less popular than words like generosity or sharing.

I have always worked and I would say I'm generous with money - if somebody needed anything I would always give it to them.

The hand that receives is always lower than the hand that gives.

Whoever can, should.

There are different types of people in this world, and I am the type of person who loves to give.

My husband and I are big givers to charity, and we are teaching our son Barron all about giving his old toys away to children who might not have any.

I did commit to giving my first billion away.

If people are going to give, they're going to give. And it doesn't matter if you give a dollar or five dollars or a hundred dollars or a million dollars; it's all according to your ability.

Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.

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.'

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.

For over 35 years, I've been making charitable donations anonymously.

My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.

I hope that by joining The Giving Pledge, it will encourage others to do the same.

Charities are really good. To a certain extent, the ones you pick are arbitrary.

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

Those who give of themselves rarely regret it.