Jeffrey Skoll Quotes

I think we have to work with Hollywood. We have to work in the system and change it.

Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and unfortunately, extremely pervasive.

Business must be the solution, not the problem.

Philanthropy should be taking much bigger risks that business. If these are easy problems, business and government can come in and solve them.

If you open up the mind, the opportunity to address both profits and social conditions are limitless. It's a process of innovation.

I want to continue to produce shows that directly effect change.

Few industries have the ability to transform society like tech, yet too few companies are asking the questions or working on the problems that would create meaningful social change.

Business can be a source of progressive change.

I have set up several businesses as social businesses, and I am a great believer that the power of business should be used for good.

My role as an artist is not to make changes [in society] but to inspire changes.

Can you imagine what a different world we will live in when businesses do what's right for the communities and the environment in everything they do?

Philanthropic funding can play a vital role in testing and stimulating innovation that, when proven, can be implemented at scale by business or government.

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.

People like me in the entertainment industry can contribute to social change through our work.

I'm in show business, and I'm an entertainer, but I also see myself as an artist doing social and spiritual work.

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

Never be seduced into believing it isn't the role of business to tackle the big issues, because it absolutely is.

We wanted to bring attention to the fact that we had so many deals taking place that we could have made change for the better for all people, and we felt that we would be a catalyst to bring this to attention to society.

Great drama is great questions or it is nothing but technique. I could not imagine a theater worth my time that did not want to change the world.

I have always believed that business should be a force for good.

Musicians have the power to influence people and along with movie makers, they can reach and influence more people than any group of people, more than scientists and certainly more than politicians.

When we really need to work hard to make sure that these ideas about constructive social change culturally, ecologically and politically, come to pass. And that's only going to happen if people support the leadership, because the same power structures are still in place, and it's not in their best interests to change.

Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.

And entertainment has nothing to do with reality. Entertainment is antithetical to reality.

Business is the only mechanism on the planet today powerful enough to produce the changes necessary to reverse global environments and social degradation.