Jacqueline Novogratz Quotes

I'm a great believer in people and their untapped potential.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

Long-term sustainable change happens if people discover their own power.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

What's interesting is with a lot of the work I do through my foundation, the 'Manifest Your Destiny' foundation, we really encourage people, and we attempt to empower, uplift and inspire people to live out their dreams, live out their destiny.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.

On some level, we as human beings can be who we want to be.

I try to get people thinking, to consider their pasts and presents, ultimately encouraging them and giving them the tools to embrace the work of reshaping their lives.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.

My purpose is to inspire people of all walks of life to discover the virtue inherent within them and to bring forth that virtue in their daily lives.

Rise above yourself.

I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.

Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible out of the stuff that is in him.

The best thing we can do is develop our own.

Let each become all that he was created capable of being.

A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.

Awareness is empowering.

We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are at present but as they may become.

I nurture people's talents because, at the end of it, that's what they're left with. They're left with themselves.

I'm a sucker when it comes to under-explored human potential and 'stuff that makes you be better.'

There's always a way to pull back and discredit ourselves, but once you just shut that out and start doing it, you realize things about yourself that you never thought were possible.

I want to inspire strength. I also want to inspire people to create their own happy reality.