J. B. Pritzker Quotes

Giving back has to do with the way I was brought up and the fact that I've traveled widely and seen terrible situations in the world. To sleep well at night, those of us who are in a position to help must address these situations. I'd get far greater satisfaction out of, say, walking into a hospital I'd built in South Africa than I would by sitting on a beach. I'm fortunate enough to be in a position to make a difference, and I don't want to waste that. I suspect I was also lucky to have parents who drove me from a young age.

Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world.

I had long planned to start a foundation. I wanted to do something with long-range benefit to humanity. Starting a business and making a lot of money doesn't make for a fulfilling life.

The life purpose of the true social entrepreneur is to change the world.

It's time to stop obsessing about overhead and start focusing on progress. Change charity, and charity can change the world.

My goal is to make the biggest difference possible in the world. I have only so many resources and so much time.

I've always had this sense of responsibility to do what I can to help fix the world and help make this a better place to live.

My entire goal in life is to try and change the world.

People should focus on my foundation, my projects, and everything positive and important that I am doing in Latin America and the around the world.

I really want to build something to make the world a better place.

Philanthropy is lost. The human spirit is suppressed. Most people want a legacy; they want to give something back, a library, a hospital wing, a donation to their church. This is a form of socialism that must go.

Philanthropy can take the risks that others cannot or will not.

I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive... not really rob. It's done with a smile.

I feel like I'm capable of doing so many things to help people around the country and the world.

My label, my team and I are always looking to get involved with positive things.

It's important to do see the results of your philanthropy while you are alive.

I always knew that I wanted to do the most that I could for the most people.

With TOMS, I found a way to create sustainable giving and consistently help those who are in need.

In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.

I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.

I want to do transformational work to actually fix the world.

I support organizations that help people do better for themselves and the community.

If you buy a sweater for €1,000 and you know that the funds you are paying are also going to help to build a hospital and a school, wouldn't you think better about it?

True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.

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