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.

Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.

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

The most critical variable [to becoming a change-maker] is one's willingness to give oneself permission. To break the mental chains that make us small because everyone tells us we cannot.

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

Change begets change as much as repetition reinforces repetition.

We need to teach empathy as we do literacy.