92 Quotes by Pierre Omidyar

If you can get over this initial distrust that people have of strangers, you can do remarkable things.

I had the notion that, OK, so now we have all of this wealth, we could buy not only one expensive car, we could buy all of them. As soon as you realize that you could buy all of them, then none of them are particularly interesting or satisfying.

Microfinance initiatives are very high-touch models. The loan officer meets with local groups of borrowers every week, they share tips and techniques. There's a lot of training and learning that goes on, which adds to the cost of the model.

In 1991, I co-founded my first start-up, Ink Development, which made software for an early tablet computer.

A lot of people don't just go ahead and try things.

I do like to fly under the radar. When I walk around town, the only people I want to recognise me and call me by my name are the folks at Starbucks.

In terms of my belief that one individual can make a difference - that belief comes from my parents.

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

You can invest in companies, you can help grow companies, you can be a venture capitalist - and be a philanthropist at the same time.