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.

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

Everyone says youve got to do a foundation and legal structure to finance social change. What nonsense!

Listening is understanding. The skill of empathy is a must to be able to listen...One can listen better if one sees the whole.

The most powerful force in the world is a big idea- if it is the hands of a great entrepreneur.

In an increasingly connected world it is less likely that a few people 'manage' everyone else. The new environment requires a shift in the organization of both institutions and societies, one of flexible teams of teams that come together around whatever change opportunities exist and then reform around the next.

If everyone is a changemaker, there's no way a problem can outrun a solution