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title: "5 Acumen Quotes By Jacqueline Novogratz"
description: "5 Acumen quotes by Jacqueline Novogratz. Plus more from Jacqueline Novogratz and more Acumen sayings from other authors."
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> [As both developed and developing nations search for alternative sources of energy in response to the growing energy crisis, we at Acumen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/as-both-developed-and-developing-nations-search-for-alternative/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

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> [Acumen Fund's patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya's smallholder farmers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/acumen-fund-s-patient-capital-investment-in-western-seed-is-intended/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

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> [Where micro-finance focuses on small loans to individual, low-income women, think of Acumen Fund more like a venture capital fund.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/where-micro-finance-focuses-on-small-loans-to-individual-low-income/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

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> [Through the Fellows Program, Acumen Fund prepares future global leaders with the tools necessary to drive significant social change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/through-the-fellows-program-acumen-fund-prepares-future-global/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

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> [Acumen Fund is my prayer in response to genocide and what happened in Rwanda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/acumen-fund-is-my-prayer-in-response-to-genocide-and-what-happened-in/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

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## More by Jacqueline Novogratz

> [“If you move through the world with only your compassion, then you walk on only one leg. But if you move through the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/if-you-move-through-the-world-with-only-your-compassion-then-you-walk/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [Malaria is a disease that kills one to three million people a year. 300 to 500 million cases are reported. It's estimated that Africa…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/malaria-is-a-disease-that-kills-one-to-three-million-people-a-year/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [Grief releases love and it also instills a profound sense of connection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/grief-releases-love-and-it-also-instills-a-profound-sense-of/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [What we yearn for as human beings is to be visible to each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/what-we-yearn-for-as-human-beings-is-to-be-visible-to-each-other/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [“We are connected, but the weave is sometimes fragile. (192)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/we-are-connected-but-the-weave-is-sometimes-fragile-192/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [We are connected to each other not only as humans, but to every living thing on the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/we-are-connected-to-each-other-not-only-as-humans-but-to-every-living/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [Impact investing has become a broad umbrella that includes all investing with a focus on both financial return and social impact, but in its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/impact-investing-has-become-a-broad-umbrella-that-includes-all/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [The older I get, the more determined I feel to do whatever I can to help release that human potential somehow. Not in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/the-older-i-get-the-more-determined-i-feel-to-do-whatever-i-can-to/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [After all this atrocity, this is how human beings really pray.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/after-all-this-atrocity-this-is-how-human-beings-really-pray/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [“Honorata's story reminds me of the extraordinary power of the human spirit to withstand almost anything. Her story also speaks to the power of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/honorata-s-story-reminds-me-of-the-extraordinary-power-of-the-human/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [I feel like I'm a relentless, pragmatic, determined optimist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/i-feel-like-i-m-a-relentless-pragmatic-determined-optimist/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [Monsters will always exist. There's one inside each of us. But an angel lives there, too. There is no more important agenda than figuring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/monsters-will-always-exist-there-s-one-inside-each-of-us-but-an-angel/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [“If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/if-you-don-t-like-the-way-the-world-is-you-change-it-you-have-an/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [“If we have learned anything, it is the horror that can happen when people don't think for themselves, but instead follow authority blindly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/if-we-have-learned-anything-it-is-the-horror-that-can-happen-when/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

> [“Don't wait for perfection. Just start and let the work teach you. No one expects you to get it right in the beginning, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-novogratz/don-t-wait-for-perfection-just-start-and-let-the-work-teach-you-no/)

[Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-novogratz/)

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