Richard Branson Quotes

I want people to be entrepreneurs, but I want them to do it for the right reasons, because they think they can change the world, because they think they have got something of value to give to the world. Not because they think they can make a lot of money.

It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.

What is the most powerful force in the world? And I think you would agree that is a big idea if it is in the hands of an entrepreneur who is actually going to make the idea not only happen, but spread all across society. And we understand that in business but we have need for entrepreneurship just as much in education, human rights, health, and the environment as we do in hotels and steel.

I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference.

I believe in getting a good education to be able to go out into the world and make a difference.

By simply capitalizing on core strengths and knowledge, companies and entrepreneurs can engage in an emerging business model that will enable them to create - and demonstrate - real, sustainable social impact in society.

People have to understand that unless social enterprise is experimental, it will not succeed in making a difference.

I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference.

Many entrepreneurs that made their fortunes by founding successful technology companies want to give back and solve the world's biggest problems on a grand scale. There is tremendous opportunity in this approach.

We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve.

True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.

A social entrepreneur finds market-based solutions for change. Because without a market-based solution, without a sustainable solution, you go nowhere.

What inspires me most are people who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and around the world.

We believe strongly that all meaningful change comes from entrepreneurs.

The question really is, are you improving the world? And you can do that in many models. You can do that in government, you can do that in a nonprofit, and you can do it in commercial enterprise.

We always wanted to create a business that makes a difference in the world.

Our philosophy at 8VC is that many of the companies that present the greatest economic opportunities also create the greatest value for society.

Social entrepreneurs are people who have amazing passion to do good.

There is good business doing good.

Competition is something that brings you to the next level because if you have no competition, and you know you are starting week in, week out, it takes a little bit of the quality.

Social entrepreneurs come from different backgrounds and are by and large, starved of capital. Such socialpreneurs must have extraordinary passion to follow their dreams.

I am the son of a hand-loom weaver. I have a connection with yarn. I thought, 'Why not try to make an affordable sanitary pad for my wife?'

We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet.

The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances.

Running a business is making a difference in people's lives