American taxpayers have been generous to Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.

My father always taught me that when you help other people, then God will give you double. And that’s what has really happened to me. When I have helped other people who are in need, God has helped me more.

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.

Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

My mother was a full-time mother. She didn’t have much of her own career, her own life, her own experiences… everything was for her children. I will never be as good a mother as she was. She was just grace incarnate. She was the most generous, loving – she’s better than me.

Most of the time, I’m not even working; I’m just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.

Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be.

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one’s self to others.

Good jokes are gems. A good idea is hard to come by. I couldn’t give them to someone else, even for money. It just wouldn’t seem right.

Perception often lags behind reality, and I can say from experience that the vast majority of public officials in Louisiana are much better than our reputation holds us to be.

The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only with what you are expecting to give – which is everything.

I like gifts. I like to give them and I like to get them.

When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don’t buy a single vote more than is necessary. I’ll be damned if I’m going to pay for a landslide.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

My mother always wanted to give back.

God has given us two hands – one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

Most of us are aware of the sacrificial slaughter of Bear Sterns. Some people call it a bailout, but I call it a handout – a government handout to some of the richest people on Earth, paid for by American taxpayers.

He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes.

I agree with Balzac and 19th-century writers, black and white, who say, ‚I write for money.‘ Yes, I think everybody should be paid handsomely; I insist on it, and I pay people who work for me, or with me, handsomely.

Love is the missing factor; there is a lack of affection, of warmth in relationship; and because we lack that love, that tenderness, that generosity, that mercy in relationship, we escape into mass action, which produces further confusion, further misery.

What humility does for one is it reminds us that there are people before me. I have already been paid for. And what I need to do is prepare myself so that I can pay for someone else who has yet to come but who may be here and needs me.

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.

I always joke that my kids‘ favorite holiday is Father’s Day. They love the way I celebrate the occasion by writing each of them a thank-you letter and a generous check. It’s my way of letting them know how much I appreciate the great pleasure and privilege of being their dad.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

I think you have a moral responsibility when you’ve been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.

The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me is its generosity, to put it simply.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.

The poor don’t know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn’t greedy. It was mine, my girl’s, my mom’s. I got Benzes for my ladies. But I felt crazy. You have to understand I come from a world where we’re very modest. But that’s not greedy. That’s nice, right?

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive.

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the grapes it has borne.

There are people in the world who aren’t necessarily Christians, but they’re just naturally nice people who do a lot for other people. Those people will almost always be prosperous people.

I always thought money was something just to make me happy. But I’ve learned that I feel better being able to help my folks, ‚cause we never had nothing. So just to see them excited about my career is more of a blessing than me actually having it for myself.