In 1962, when I was 19, I visited India. With introductions from people involved in the U.S. civil rights movement, I was able to visit with several of the leading Gandhians there. The hundred-to-one difference in average per capita income… — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
Good entrepreneurs can manage, but no one but an entrepreneur can entrepreneur, let alone help build and lead the world's community of leading social entrepreneurs and their top business entrepreneur allies. — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
White House cultures inevitably reflect the president's character. Jimmy Carter is a thoroughly honest, good person. So was his White House. — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
The most powerful force in the world is a big idea- if it is the hands of a great entrepreneur. — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
What is our job as entrepreneurs if not to change things that are crazy? — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
What is the most powerful lever you can imagine? A big idea, but only if it's in the hands of a truly outstanding entrepreneur.… — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
In 1962, when I was 19, I visited India. With introductions from people involved in the U.S. civil rights movement, I was able to… — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
What does an entrepreneur do? The first thing is they've given themselves permission to see a problem. Most people don't want to see problems… — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
The biggest problem is getting beyond the "you can't" syndrome. The moment you figure that out, you're on your way to flying. Anyone who… — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
The first - the most obvious test of a true social entrepreneur - is are they possessed, really possessed by an idea. — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
