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Jacqueline Novogratz

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Jacqueline Novogratz
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 15
Banker
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the United States of America
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May each of you live lives of immersion. They won't necessarily be easy lives. But in the end, it is all that will sustain us.
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Monsters will always exist. There's one inside each of us. But an angel lives there, too. There is no more important agenda than figuring out how to slay one and nurture the other.
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I've heard it said that the most dangerous animal on the planet is the adolescent male.
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Acumen Fund's patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya's smallholder farmers.
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Why do some people stop growing at age 30, just going from work to the couch and television, when others stay vibrant, curious, almost childlike into their nineties?
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Listening is not only about waiting, but it's also learning how better to ask questions.
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I think I still have a great sense of adventure and trust, and am surprisingly idealistic given all the horrible things I've seen since I was 25. I think how I have changed is that I have a much deeper understanding of the dark forces in the world, of power.
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In today's world, the elites are growing even more comfortable with one another across national lines, yet at the same time, less comfortable with low-income people who share their nationality. How we create those bonds of community that are truly global as well as national is one of our generation's great challenges.
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My dream is to find individuals who take financial resources and convert them into changing the world in the most positive ways.
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Very small investments can release the infinite potential that lies in all of us.
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Nothing important happens in life without a cost.
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Africa can stun you in an instant. It can throw floods and drought and disease at you, sometimes all at the same time. In the next moment, it will tease you with its magnificent beauty, so even if you don't forget, you can find a way to forgive. Ultimately, it keeps you coming back for more.
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People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live
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The poor also are willing to make, and do make, smart decisions, if you give them that opportunity.
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I believe the government should ensure all children are provided with a good education.
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What we call people so often distances us from them, and makes them little.
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Poverty is too complex to be answered with a one-size-fits-all approach, and if there is any place that illustrates that complexity, as well as a better way forward, it is Rwanda.
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A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all.
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Being poor doesn't mean being ordinary.
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Dignity is more important than wealth.
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