Jacqueline Novogratz Quotes

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• Your job is not to be perfect, your job is only to be human.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Jobs, Perfection, Thought Provoking

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• The only way we really create change is to enter any situation with the humility to listen and to recognize the world as it is, and then the audacity to dream what it could be.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Dream, Humility, Way

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• Sometimes the most important things that we do are things we cannot measure.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Thought Provoking, Important, Sometimes

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• I've learned that there is no currency like trust and no catalyst like hope. There is nothing worse for building relationships than pandering, on one hand, and preaching, on the other. And the most important quality we must all strengthen in ourselves is that of a deep human empathy, for that will provide the most hope of all and the foundation for our collective survival.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Hands, Empathy, Survival

  Jacqueline Novogratz (2012). “The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World”, p.223, HarperCollins Publishers

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• Every day we have a choice. We can take the easier road, the more cynical road, which is a road sometimes based on a dream of a past that never was, fear of each other, distancing and blame, or we can take the much more difficult path, the road of transformation, transcendence, compassion, and love, but also accountability and justice.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Dream, Past, Compassion

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• Just start Don't wait for perfection. Just start and let the work teach you.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Perfection, Waiting, Teach

  Jacqueline Novogratz (2012). “The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World”, p.167, HarperCollins Publishers

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• To be part of building a movement, you have to keep moving.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Moving, Movement, Building

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• Our actions - and inaction - touch people every day, people we may never know and never meet.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  People, May, Our Actions

  "How One Blue Sweater Started A Book Club And Changed Lives" by Jacqueline Novogratz, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 18, 2010.

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• Being poor doesn't mean being ordinary.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Mean, Thought Provoking, Ordinary

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• A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Mean, Working Together, World

  "Acumen's Jacqueline Novogratz: making sustainability profitable". Interview with Paromita Pain, www.theguardian.com. September 20, 2013.

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• The only way we really create change is to enter any situation with the humility to listen and to recognize the world as it is, and then the audacity to dream what it could be, to have the patience to start and let the work teach you, to be willing to lead when you need to lead, and to listen. To have a sense of generosity and empathy, but not over-empathy, because accountability is so critical to building solutions that work.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Dream, Humility, Generosity

  "The Marriage of Love & Power: Conversation w/ Jacqueline Novogratz of Acumen Fund". Interview with Gina Murdock, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. December 1, 2013.

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• Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Thought Provoking, Important, Spirit

  "The Marriage of Love & Power". Interview with Gina Murdock, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Nothing important happens in life without a cost.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Thought Provoking, Important, Cost

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• When we deny the poor and the vulnerable their own human dignity and capacity for freedom and choice, it becomes self-denial. It becomes a denial of both our collective and individual dignity, at all levels of society.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Self, Choices, Denial

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• Entrepreneurs are the seekers of solutions, and that they will go into these places where both market and traditional aid has failed or traditional charity has failed.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Entrepreneur, Charity, Aids

  "The Marriage of Love & Power: Conversation w/ Jacqueline Novogratz of Acumen Fund". Interview with Gina Murdock, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. December 1, 2013.

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• My dream is to find individuals who take financial resources and convert them into changing the world in the most positive ways.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Dream, Thought Provoking, Way

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• How you see where you are always depends on where you've been.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Where You Are, Depends

  Jacqueline Novogratz (2012). “The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World”, p.89, HarperCollins Publishers

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• 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 out how to slay one and nurture the other.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Angel, Important, Monsters

  Jacqueline Novogratz (2012). “The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World”, p.149, HarperCollins Publishers

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• We are connected to each other not only as humans, but to every living thing on the planet.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Thought Provoking, Planets, Connected

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• Listening is not only about waiting, but it's also learning how better to ask questions.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Thought Provoking, Waiting, Listening

  "Is 'Patient Capitalism' The Answer To Poverty?". Interview with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. October 18, 2013.

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• I think we so often equate leadership with being experts - the leader is supposed to come in and fix things. But in this interconnected world we live in now, it's almost impossible for just one person to do that.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Thinking, Leader, Experts

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• There is power in creating a small model, and then you can create an alliance of other small models.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Creating, Alliances, Models

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• Girls and women are most victimised in societies where boys and men are disempowered.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Girl, Boys, Men

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• When it comes to solving problems of poverty, impact investing can act as a catalyst, but it is not a silver bullet. Successful businesses serving the poor need more than investment capital. They also need infrastructure to enable effective distribution, strong regulatory systems, access to markets, technical assistance as they scale up, and more

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Strong, Successful, Impact

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• Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Thought Provoking, Planets, Our Time

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