Bode Miller Quotes

I launched Chefs for Humanity, a national nonprofit, with my voice, heart and money from my own pocket. Money gives you the ability to make a difference in the world and, when used in a positive way, is a lot of fun.

The first time I ever saw snow skis was when I was 62 years old and that was 19 years ago and I'm still skiing. So, we'll be skiing with some very close friends of the Carter Center letting them know what the Carter Center is doing around the world. We have programs in over 65 countries.

I think that with the success of the team, more people realize that Blackhawks charities exist.

I'm obviously very involved with my own charity and foundation that I work with. Obviously, I'm very passionate about that.

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

Vail Resorts School of Shred program is a great way to help encourage kids to stay active by getting them outside and on the mountain.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

When people make donations to non profits, they want to know that their money goes to good use.

I've long wanted to find a charitable cause to really get involved with and be passionate about. I get invited to a lot of charity events to sing, and I am happy to help and bring a source of entertainment, but I'm sort of disconnected from them.

I'm all in favor of supporting fancy museums and elite schools, but face it: These aren't really charities as most people understand the term.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

I think we really feel like Crowdrise could be something that, 20 years from now, people take for granted because that's just how you do it, like if you're going to raise money for something, that's how you do it.

My mom has this great skiing event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, every year for a local charity.

Meeting people who want to start a charity, help out their families, or raise money for a good cause has been really fun.

Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera.

How I see my career is very much as an entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy.

I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective.

I totally forget about snowboarding in the summertime.

Separate the true charities from the lobbying groups who wish to masquerade as charities.

I'm always keen to have more training as a charity patron.

In the charitable world, I find myself giving to large projects that I think can make a large-scale impact.

My mom was on the United Way group that decides how to allocate the money and looks at all the different charities and makes the very hard decisions about where that pool of funds is going to go.

If people see that I'm fully committed to my chosen charities and fully engaged in their issues, maybe they'll click a link to find out more.

I haven't skied or snowboarded or anything like that.

A lot of other wealthy people feel the responsibility to take some of the wealth they've been given and give back: to give a lot of money to a particular cancer charity or to a group researching some particular disease or their alma mater. We haven't really found anything like that with Trump.