Chuck Feeney Quotes
21 quotes from Chuck Feeney — Co-founder of DFS Group (duty-free shops)..
“I had one idea that never changed in my mind—that you should use your wealth to help people.”
“I believe strongly in 'giving while living.' I see little reason to delay giving when so much good can be achieved through supporting worthwhile causes today.”
“I want to give the money away while I'm still around to see the results.”
“What's the point of being the richest man in the cemetery? You can't do any good then.”
“People used to ask me how I got rich. I never got rich. I made a lot of money and gave it all away. That's not getting rich, that's getting even.”
“The good you can do today is better than the good you might do tomorrow.”
“I've never been interested in putting my name on buildings. What's important is the work that goes on inside them.”
“Anonymous giving is not about being modest. It's about being effective.”
“The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities—a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.”
“I learned that people don't give to charity out of the goodness of their hearts necessarily. They give because they get something back.”
“Success is not about accumulating wealth, but about what you do with the opportunities you're given.”
“In business, you have to be willing to take calculated risks. In philanthropy, you have to be willing to take calculated risks for others.”
“The duty-free business taught me that location and timing are everything. The same is true in philanthropy.”
“I've always believed that if you have good health and a roof over your head, you're ahead of most people in the world.”
“Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying.”
“You can only wear one pair of pants at a time.”
“I had a very simple lifestyle. I flew coach, I stayed in modest hotels, I carried my papers in a plastic bag. People thought I was eccentric, but it was just practical.”
“I want to be remembered as someone who used his good fortune to help others have a better life.”
“The legacy I want to leave is not buildings with my name on them, but positive changes in people's lives.”
“Giving while living is not a slogan. It's a way of thinking about your responsibility to others.”
“I've been blessed with good luck in business and good health in life. The least I can do is share that good fortune with others.”
