Klaus Schwab Quotes

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.

You can talk about what’s wrong with the world or help fix it.

Use power to help people.

Action is typical of the American style, thought and planning are not; it is considered heresy to state that some problems are not immediately or easily solvable.

While it can be overwhelming to realize how many problems there are to solve in the world, it's always inspiring to see so many talented people willing to spend their time and energy in hopes of making a difference.

A lot of the companies that I am inclined to get involved in have a mission to fix something that is 'broken' in the world.

Focus on solving real problems and not on making money. There will be enough takers for your solutions. You will help make lives of some people better, and money will follow.

The Rise credo is about accepting no limits, alternative thinking, and driving positive change - the three pillars.

If we are going to be part of the solution, we have to engage the problems.

We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses.

The difficult notes are when they say, "And this is how we want you to fix it . . ." Just tell me what the problem is. Just tell me what the issue is, and I'll go off an fix it. It's usually when executives get to a place where they're trying to fix the problem for you that you have issues

Designers are inherently optimistic people who try to make the world a better place

I certainly have a lot to lament, as do we all, everybody has their griefs. But the griefs we can fix, shouldn't we go around fixing them?

The most important thing I have done is to combine something esoteric with a practical issue that affects many people.

In order to fight any issue, it is necessary to fight for something, not merely against something.

Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.

Find out what people want and help them get it.

The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to... No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.

I think big! I choose to help thousands and thousands of people!

Never attack a problem without also presenting a solution.

I have one very basic rule when it comes to "good ideas". A good idea is not an idea that solves a problem cleanly. A good idea is an idea that solves several things at the same time. The mark of good coding is not that the program does what you want, it's that it also does something that you didn't start out wanting.

You know what I want you to do? I want you to blow out the candle and curse the darkness.

We may need to solve problems not by removing the cause but by designing the way forward even if the cause remains in place.

It is not enough just to identify a problem; there are plenty of people who were very skilled at pointing out what was wrong with the world, but they were not always so adept at working out how these things could be righted.

Suppose something goes wrong? Suppose you need a big full-figure woman like me to help straighten things out?" Lula