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Chris Hughes quotes

American Businessman

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Chris Hughes quote: "Profit per se is not my motive."
Profit per se is not my motive. Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes quote: "I fundamentally believe that people have a genuine desire to..."
I fundamentally believe that people have a genuine desire to be positively engaged in the world around them. Chris Hughes
I really want to move away from the old model in which you have to rely on people giving $10 after a humanitarian crisis to a newer model where people give money but also their time and their skills, whatever they have, to the causes that are personally meaningful to them well before the crisis moment presents itself. Chris Hughes
You can have the best technology in the world, but if you don't have a community who wants to use it and who are excited about it, then it has no purpose. Chris Hughes
My theory of change is that there are already millions of people working day in and day out on the ground to deliver on promises on global change. We need to strengthen those institutions and help those people in the field. Chris Hughes
When I was 17, I went to India for six weeks and had what, at the time, was a very challenging trip. You walk down the street and you see lepers and beggars, and there were several of us, a group of Americans. I remember we were just trying to park one night somewhere and people were just sleeping in the parking lot. Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes quote: "Mostly what I'm focused on is finding people who are younger..."
Mostly what I'm focused on is finding people who are younger who haven't built companies before but have a good idea. Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes quote: "I was trying to figure out how to use the skills I had..."
I was trying to figure out how to use the skills I had developed in the world of social change. Chris Hughes
The more connected that individual is to an issue they care about, the higher probability there is they will stay involved over a longer period of time. Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes quote: "I'm the kind of person that needs to think things through. But..."
I'm the kind of person that needs to think things through. But when I know what I want to do, I really know. Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes quote: "It takes time for people to get to know a cause or an..."
It takes time for people to get to know a cause or an organization. Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes quote: "Maybe it is because of Facebook or something else, but I have..."
Maybe it is because of Facebook or something else, but I have been interested in journalism for a long time. Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes quote: "I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've..."
I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor. Chris Hughes
What's really interesting is the introduction of the tablet - not just the iPad, but the Nook and the Kindle. While they aren't going to solve all of our problems, I do think they make it easier for people to pause, linger, read and really process very important ideas. Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes quote: "I think Twitter is great."
I think Twitter is great. Chris Hughes

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