The idea of community and helping others has always been a part of who I am. Growing up, my parents always made sure that my siblings and I were doing our part to serve our local community. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
I think the word 'social entrepreneur' is a really good description of what I am. What that means me to is that you have the entrepreneurial gift and spirit to create something out of nothing. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
It may sound too good to be true, but once you've seen the happiest people in your life who have nothing, you really start… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
I would never want to take TOMS or myself into an issues debate. That's not what we're about. We're about helping people. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
With TOMS, I found a way to create sustainable giving and consistently help those who are in need. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like friends. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
Walk away from anyone who is unduly focused on vacation and compensation. It's a sign of potential trouble. No matter how talented you are,… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
When you don't know the rules, you break them all. It's hard to take big risks when you know the history of an industry… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
The future of TOMS is really creating a whole new business model of this one-for-one giving and expanding the TOMS model from shoes into… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
I always have my journal with me. It was handmade by a guy at the San Telmo market in Buenos Aires. If you go… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
My goal was to go back to Argentina, and give them all-all the shoes-away. Not just to give them away, but to place them… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
Vogue Magazine does something really interesting here: They make it look like I know exactly what I'm doing. Because Vogue made it look like… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
