Human beings want to see each other. We want to be heard by each other.

What is the cost of not daring? What is the cost of not trying?

By going from the bottom-up again, we see where successes work, and you can also see where the status quo can be the biggest obstacle or roadblock to success. The kind of entrepreneurs in whom we need to invest are the kind who are willing to fight that status quo, bureaucracy, complacency, and corruption.

I feel like I'm a relentless, pragmatic, determined optimist.

Honour what is most beautiful about the past and build it into the promise of the future.

I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don't solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence.

Listening is not only about waiting, but it's also learning how better to ask questions.