Lauren Bush Quotes

When nonprofits, companies and consumers work together, we believe we can make long term, positive change for the millions of people in America who struggle with hunger.

I created FEED as a way to provide people with a tangible way to make an impact in the fight against hunger, with each purchase of a FEED product donating meals directly to children in need.

I think about food all the time. It's my passion; it's my profession. But some people think about food all the time because they're hungry. We can put an end to this if we join forces and lend a hand.

True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.

When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'

Every day, families in Africa go without food and water, never knowing when their next meal might be; but we can change that if we all work together. In order to make a difference, every purchase of my new energy shot, Street King, will provide a meal for a child in need.

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

My own service started when I was 12, with the small charity I launched with 12 friends. Twenty years later, millions have joined our ranks - educators, business leaders and prominent Canadians.

A billionaire is someone who can positively impact a billion lives.

When we say, 'We are starving,' we have to remember that there are people who are literally starving. If everyone fed one person, one meal, we could make a huge difference.

Look at what is broken in society, figure out how to make it better, and then, around that, formulate a business.

The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.

Over the years, we have gone beyond our businesses to take up philanthropic projects in diverse areas - from education to health care to skilling.

I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.

If you get to think of sharing wealth with people who need it and the purposes that need it, it gives a very different sense of satisfaction. I think I can build an institution which is very unlike the Gates' foundation. Gates' foundation is totally project-driven, that will serve a specific purpose and then self-destruct.

My brother and I made a pact that every deal we do has to have a charitable component; otherwise, we don't do it.

When creativity melds together with global issues, I believe you can bring the world together.

Active citizenship doesn't just mean running for office or going into politics; it means starting organisations that promote change or solve a problem, pursuing social good with economic success.

I just thought I could broaden my impact and my reach by starting a non-profit and putting investment into our community.

I think, what I would communicate to people, if you are really keen in helping the world, you could spend so much quality time in terms of coaching, learning, providing great energy to the social entrepreneurs.

It is not business, it is not government - it is the social sector that may yet save the society.

I wanted to develop a career where I could use my engineering background to have a positive effect on society.

Perhaps sooner than we think, African innovations will help the rest of the world create lasting social and economic value.

The food bank is something I've always supported because there's no excuse for anyone to go without food.

When we started our foundation, I was less than 30 years old. We pledged that 10 per cent of our profits, whatever the amount, would be used for a social cause, and that we would be actively involved in that cause.