There are millions of people who can get things done. There are very, very few people who will change the pattern in the whole field.

What does an entrepreneur do? The first thing is they've given themselves permission to see a problem. Most people don't want to see problems ... Once you see a problem and you keep looking at it you'll find an answer.

Public service and respect for ideas is a recurrent theme in both the American and Australian sides of my family.

Imagine a world where everyone is really a change maker.

There is nothing more powerful than a new idea in the hands of a social entrepreneur

The job of a social entrepreneur is to recognize when a part of society is stuck & to provide new ways to get it unstuck.

The biggest problem is getting beyond the "you can't" syndrome. The moment you figure that out, you're on your way to flying. Anyone who cannot see problems around him or herself is utterly blind. All the problems sitting there are an invitation for you to be creative, make use of your skills and resources and find a solution.