Being poor doesn't mean being ordinary.

Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera.

The time for us to begin innovating and looking for new solutions is now.

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

Traditional charity and aid are never going to solve the problems of poverty.

There are 60 million generators in Nigeria. The generator owners and distributors have a strong incentive to not encourage the distribution of solar and other alternative energies, even though it's better for the country, it's better for people. As a world, we've got to get more serious about confronting those obstacles. This knows no culture, no race, no ethnicity.

There is power in creating a small model, and then you can create an alliance of other small models.