Endowments Quotations

The Celtic, Galatian, or Gallic nation received from the common mother endowments different from those of its Italian, Germanic, and Hellenic sisters.

Paradoxically, resource-rich developing countries are often worse off than comparable countries that lack those resources. One reason for this is that large resource endowments provide a huge financial incentive for attempts to overthrow the government and seize power.

We believe that the endowments should be used for the benefits of current and future generations of students. There was a year in which Harvard spent one-eighth of its endowment earnings on its fund managers.

I wouldn't be surprised if the institutions, such as pensions and endowments that have been plowing so much money into emerging-market funds, will see this pull back as an opportunity to plow more in. It doesn't feel like the pull back will continue for too long before investors will again rediscover strong emerging-market growth.

We need to go out and find that match, and we've gotten some support from various foundations and endowments so far, but we have a long row to hoe.

Disdain not your inferior, though poor, since he may be your superior in wisdom, and the noble endowments of mind

Endowments are something private colleges rely on for enrollment and community support.

No, there was never any intention to take those endowments and use them in any other way, they'll continue to support the programs that they were intended to support.