The afternoon sessions are now beginning. Let’s take a look at the best quotes from this session.
Marc Kielburger
- “The #1 reasons girls can’t go to school in sub-Saharan Africa is because they have to get water for their communities.”
- “Domestic. International. Put them together and you get a better world.”
- “The non-profit sector? Do you work for Chrysler?”
- “We don’t sell anything tangible. We sell hope.”
- “Two leaders are better than one.”
- “We are good at two things. Communication and Alignment.”
- “Organizations that fail to scale because leadership fails to communicate by a factor of 10.”
- “79% of kids who are part of our 4-year program voted in the last election.”
- “Gift + Issue = A Better World”
- “If their gift is hockey and the issue is homelessness, then do a hockey tournament for the homeless.”
- “Look for young people with empathy…Show, not tell…Shameless idealism.”
- “After a trip, the first phone call is to their parents…The 2nd phone call is to their boyfriends to dump them.”
- “1 billion people are between the ages of 12 and 18. 9 out of 10 of those live in under-developed countries.”
- “Mother Theresa had hands like sandpaper.”Â
- “We can do small things with great love.” – Mother Theresa
- “We are the generation that we have been waiting for.”
Sheryl Wudunn – not as many quotes because our satellite feed went out multiple times due to bad weather.
- “The cause of our time now is gender equity.”Â
- “There are 60 million to 100 million females missing in the current population.”
- “Women and girls aren’t part of the problem. They are part of the solution.”
- “More educated girls have fewer girls.”
- “A year later 50% of water well projects have failed.”
- “There are two things that can contribute to your happiness in life. First, giving to a cause larger than yourself. A Harvard study shows that happy people live longer. The second is a story.”
- “With great fortune comes great responsibility.”
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