 | | Shall we devote the few precious days of our existence only to buying and selling, only to comparing sales with the sales of the same day the year before, only to shuffling our feet in the dance, only to matching little picture cards so as to group together three jacks or aces or kings, only to seek pleasures and fight taxes, and when the end comes to leave as little taxable an estate as possible as the final triumph and achievement of our lives? Surely there is something finer and better in life, something that dignifies it and stamps it with at least some little touch of the divine. |
| | My friends, it is unselfish effort, helpfulness to others that enobles life, not because of what it does for others but more what it does for ourselves. In this spirit we should give not grudgingly, not niggardly, but gladly, generously, eagerly, lovingly, joyfully, indeed with the supremest pleasure that life can furnish. |
| | Julius Rosenwald, 1923 |
| | January 1, 1984, will stand in the annals of American corporate history as the first day in the life of the new AT&T, created by the breakup of the Bell System. At about the same time, a less heralded but notable event took place: The AT&T Foundation was born. |
| | America is unique in its dependence upon voluntary organizations for the delivery of human services, for the generation of knowledge, for the preservation of our heritage and for the protection of our highest ideals. Thus, AT&T believes it important to support private institutions of higher learning, social welfare and the arts and culture. When they flourish, our employees, our customers and our shareownersindeed society as a wholebenefit. |
| | It was no accident that AT&T, even in the midst of a massive corporate reorganization, paid attention to its broad responsibilities to the community. Such commitment is rooted in our heritage and values. The AT&T Foundation is one measure of that commitment, and we take pride in it. |
| | Charles L. Brown, Chairman, AT&T, 1985 |
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