Anne Wojcicki Quotes

Today, 30-year-olds are becoming social entrepreneurs.

The social entrepreneurs are governments' best friends.

I don't consider myself a social entrepreneur, but I'm thrilled to be doing good, if that's what I'm doing.

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

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

I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall Street, etc. I run a not for profit. We're a business. The only difference is that instead of selling soap or sneakers, we sell hope and leadership.

Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.

We started Ashoka here in India with a simple idea: that you needed social entrepreneurs to deal with problems that don't fit the business paradigm.

The life purpose of the true social entrepreneur is to change the world.

No one doubts the enormity of the social challenges we face around the world but one critical element of our response must be the generation of new thinking and ideas. Yet creating the conditions that make this possible is not simple.

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

Business can be a source of progressive change.

If you ask why I do what I do - I want to make a difference. I don't just want to maintain the status quo. I want to help people, to work with institutions or create ones when they don't exist.

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.

Philanthropists can learn important lessons from business entrepreneurs. They both spend their time solving problems. And to be successful, they both must overcome physical challenges and create self-sustaining operations. And ultimately, they must allow people to take action for their own benefit.

Social enterprise is an effective solution for social problems.

Active citizenship doesn't just mean running for office or going into politics; it means starting organisations that promote change or solve a problem, pursuing social good with economic success.

I think, what I would communicate to people, if you are really keen in helping the world, you could spend so much quality time in terms of coaching, learning, providing great energy to the social entrepreneurs.

It is not business, it is not government - it is the social sector that may yet save the society.

While governments are not off the hook, the charity world needs to innovate and find new ways to attract outside investment to boost our social productivity.

We need more imagination, more innovation and more public financing for projects and programmes that harness the positive energy of young men.

Look at what is broken in society, figure out how to make it better, and then, around that, formulate a business.

Charitable involvement, social impact, and global responsibility have always been important at Bain Capital.

I believe that incentivized prizing is the best solution to help unlock the answers to the some of the profound problems that plague our planet.

Technology does more than delight, entertain and make our lives more convenient, it's also an agent for social good. That is why it's important for tech startups to stay informed about, and make a mark on, policies that impact them.