200 Quotes by Jacqueline Novogratz

When we deny the poor and the vulnerable their own human dignity and capacity for freedom and choice, it becomes self-denial. It becomes a denial of both our collective and individual dignity, at all levels of society.

We don't see profit as a blind instrument.

Grief releases love and it also instills a profound sense of connection.

Very small investments can release the infinite potential that lies in all of us.

I feel like I'm a relentless, pragmatic, determined optimist.

The poor don't live in functional market economies as the rest of us do, but in political economies where corruption and broken systems extend from local government to moneylenders.

What we really yearn for as human beings is to be visible.

In India, we now see many highly qualified professionals ready to work in the rural hinterland and in their own towns and cities to tackle development issues directly without depending much on the government.

I have also been touched by the dark side of power and leadership.