Failure can be an incredibly motivating force.

What would the world look like if we asked ourselves the following more often; are our actions helping others find a way to feel more freer, more dignified and more beautiful?

The human spirit is extraordinary. If we give the 3 billion people who live in poverty the opportunity to change their lives, they will. For too long, we've looked at needing to "save" these people - with an emphasis on "these people" - rather than removing the constraints keeping them from solving their own problems.

One of the first things that surprised me in a positive, wonderfully positive way, is that this works - patient capital works.

I wrote 'The Blue Sweater' to inspire more people to become engaged in working to solve the problems of global poverty.

How you see where you are always depends on where you've been.

I'm relentless in that I deeply believe in people.