My dream is to find individuals who take financial resources and convert them into changing the world in the most positive ways.

Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other.

People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live

If you're looking at distributing alternative energy in Nigeria, for instance, what gets in your way is not people's ability to pay, not people's desire for a clean solar lamps or biomass opportunities. But there is a strong status quo that really depends on selling diesel.

We have to remember that the girls and the women are most isolated and violated and victimized and made invisible in those very societies where our men and our boys feel disempowered, unable to provide.

There are cases where government-to-government aid actually has worked. Look at the eradication of smallpox and the near eradication of polio. But these are really top down solutions that require government-to-government support and aid.

Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth.