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> [When I was 14, my dad came home one day and told us he had cancer. It was looking pretty bad. And I remember him saying how afraid he was that he hadn't gotten to do the things he wanted…](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/)

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## 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/)

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> [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/)

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