Wikiquote:Quote of the day/January 26, 2024

 
This is a political issue and the concept that a person who has a lot holds his hand out to someone who has less, or someone who isn't hurting holds his hand out to someone who is, is simply a human trait that has nothing to do with celebrity. I am confounded at the stinginess of some institutions and some people. I'm bewildered by it. You can only put away so much stuff in your closet. In 1987, the average CEO against someone who was working in his factory was 70 times. It's now 410 times. … I don't think that there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me.
~ Paul Newman ~