The first - the most obvious test of a true social entrepreneur - is are they possessed, really possessed by an idea.

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 one single factor that determines society’s success is the percentage of change-makers within it.

It's the combination: big idea with a good entrepreneur: there's nothing more powerful. That's just as true [for] education and human rights as it is for hotel or steels.

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.

An entrepreneur is someone who brings a pattern change.

Of course you can do it. It doesn't require brilliance. It's just giving yourself permission and then being persistent. Persistent in seeing the problem or opportunity and persistent in thinking about it until you have come up with some interesting ideas that might change the pattern. It's really a mindset, not anything in the objective world - that is the problem.