Quote: The Role of the Artist (& Philanthropist)
There are, forever, swamps to be drained, cities to be created, mines to be exploited, children to be fed. None of these things can be done alone. But the conquest […]
Category Archives: Quotes:Wisdom
Thought provoking quotes.
Creative Altruism
“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” — “I refuse to accept the view that mankind […]
Quote: The Difficult Task
“I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.” –Andrew Carnegie
Quote: Philanthropy’s inherent contradiction
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary. –Martin Luther King Jr.
Quote: What good is one person’s protest?
A reporter interviewing A.J. Muste, who during the Vietnam War stood in front of the White House night after night with a candle, one rainy night asked, “Mr. Muste, do […]
Quote: The Single Garment of Destiny
All…are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny…I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to […]
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