Every successful organization has to make the transition from a world defined primarily by repetition to one primarily defined by change. This is the biggest transformation in the structure of how humans work together since the Agricultural Revolution.

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 is the most powerful lever you can imagine? A big idea, but only if it's in the hands of a truly outstanding entrepreneur. It starts with the person and the idea, and then grows to the institution. All three are intertwined.

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.

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

Change begets change as much as repetition reinforces repetition.

The social entrepreneurs are governments' best friends.