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title: "2 Belive Quotes By Jeffrey Skoll"
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> [I believe that Silicon Valley is truly a place of excellence and the impact of this tiny community on the world is completely disproportionate to its size. We are the undisputed leaders of technological change. But with our abundance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/i-believe-that-silicon-valley-is-truly-a-place-of-excellence-and-the/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/jeffrey-skoll-17507_abundance_i-believe-that-silicon-valley-is-truly-a_593411.png)

> [Philanthropy is all about making a positive difference in the world by devoting your resources and your time to causes you believe in. In my case, I like to support causes where "a lot of good comes from a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/philanthropy-is-all-about-making-a-positive-difference-in-the-world/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/jeffrey-skoll-17507_amount_philanthropy-is-all-about-making-a-posit_2618447.png)

## Other authors on Belive

## More by Jeffrey Skoll

> [As a philanthropist, I give away a lot of money every year. Yet I thought there was a higher leverage to come in and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/as-a-philanthropist-i-give-away-a-lot-of-money-every-year-yet-i/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [The pace at eBay was frantic and urgent. We knew that if we didn't move fast, somebody would come into the market and quash…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/the-pace-at-ebay-was-frantic-and-urgent-we-knew-that-if-we-didn-t/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [I backpacked around the world and went to places like Mexico City and Pakistan, where I'm like, 'Oh. Things aren't quite as good.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/i-backpacked-around-the-world-and-went-to-places-like-mexico-city-and/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [My goal is to make the biggest difference possible in the world. I have only so many resources and so much time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/my-goal-is-to-make-the-biggest-difference-possible-in-the-world-i/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [When I was 14, my dad came home one day and told us he had cancer. It was looking pretty bad. And I remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/when-i-was-14-my-dad-came-home-one-day-and-told-us-he-had-cancer-it/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [Young entrepreneurs, in general, feel they're too busy running their companies, which I think is a mistake. But once they're older, you see much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/young-entrepreneurs-in-general-feel-they-re-too-busy-running-their/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [I believe that Silicon Valley is truly a place of excellence and the impact of this tiny community on the world is completely disproportionate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/i-believe-that-silicon-valley-is-truly-a-place-of-excellence-and-the/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [By 2007, 85% of Americans cited climate change as an important issue, compared with just 33% in prior years. The phrase we invented, 'An…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/by-2007-85-of-americans-cited-climate-change-as-an-important-issue/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [Not everyone can be Gandhi, but each of us has the power to make sure our own lives count - and it's those millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/not-everyone-can-be-gandhi-but-each-of-us-has-the-power-to-make-sure/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [I was living in a house with five guys, eating their leftovers when they weren't watching. I went from that to having $1-billion-plus on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/i-was-living-in-a-house-with-five-guys-eating-their-leftovers-when/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [I went from living in a house with five guys in Palo Alto, and living off their leftovers, to all of a sudden having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/i-went-from-living-in-a-house-with-five-guys-in-palo-alto-and-living/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [My goal was to leverage the power of movies and the reach they have and include important messages. Of course, they still have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/my-goal-was-to-leverage-the-power-of-movies-and-the-reach-they-have/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [At Participant, I am the board. I am the sole greenlight at the company. If something happened to me, that would be a problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/at-participant-i-am-the-board-i-am-the-sole-greenlight-at-the-company/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [We remain committed to inspiring and compelling social change to the world's most pressing problems through the power of great stories and engaging our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/we-remain-committed-to-inspiring-and-compelling-social-change-to-the/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

> [My dad always wanted to sail. They lived on a boat for eight years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-skoll/my-dad-always-wanted-to-sail-they-lived-on-a-boat-for-eight-years/)

[Jeffrey Skoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-skoll/)

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