Jacqueline Novogratz
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Member Since
August 2009
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“Why do some people stop growing at age 30, just going from work to the couch and television, when others stay vibrant, curious, almost childlike into their nineties?”
― The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
― The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
“You should focus on being more interested than interesting.”
― The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
― The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
“They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I took mine and fell flat on my face. As a young woman, I dreamed of changing the world. In my twenties, I went to africa to try and save the continent, only to learn that Africans neither wanted nor needed saving. Indeed, when I was there, I saw some of the worst that good intentions, traditional charity, and aid can produce...
I concluded that if I could only nudge the world a little bit, maybe that would be enough.
But nudging isn't enough.”
― The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
I concluded that if I could only nudge the world a little bit, maybe that would be enough.
But nudging isn't enough.”
― The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
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“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
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