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“I'd rather be an ordinary person doing extraordinary things, than being an extraordinary person doing ordinary things.”

— Kenneth G. Ortiz

“What if an ordinary person cannot make a difference without talking about politics, without letting political concerns have their due, without feeling alarm, without…

— Nina Eliasoph

For me, the difference between an ‘ordinary’ and an ‘extraordinary’ person is not the title that person might have, but what they do to…

— Jody Williams

If you pursue happiness, you are an ordinary person. If happiness pursues you, you are an extraordinary person. Do not chase happiness; let it…

— Peter Deunov

“Entrepreneurial quality - is by far the toughest (criterion for a social entrepreneur).. For every one thousand people who are creative and altruistic and…

— Bill Drayton

“One of the newest figures to emerge on the world stage in recent years is the social entrepreneur. This is usually someone who burns…

— Thomas L. Friedman

Social entrepreneurs are married to a vision of, for example, a better way of helping young people grow up or of delivering global healthcare.…

— Bill Drayton

I used to be opposed to the idea of social entrepreneurship. I said, you know, let business be business, and philanthropy be philanthropy. Keep…

— George Soros

The difference between both is that social entrepreneurship has a much more financial transparency. There is no financial viability and that is where a…

— Ramon Magsaysay

Poverty is not only a lack of money, it's a lack of sense of meaning.

— David Bornstein

“An idea is like a play. It needs a good producer and a good promoter even if it is a masterpiece. Otherwise the play…

— David Bornstein

Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the…

— Bill Drayton

My daughter has no interest in succeeding me in the business. She is going towards social entrepreneurship, an area she is interested in.

— Shiv Nadar

Fundly is at the dynamic intersection of high-growth technology startups, social entrepreneurship, and the exploding world of social media. Kapor Capital is proud to…

— Mitch Kapor

What are you doing for others?

— Martin Luther King, Jr