I try to shrug it off as a minor annoyance that whenever I do something successful, every capitalist out there wants a piece of the action.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk.

Don't discount yourself, no matter what you're doing. Everyone has a unique perspective that they can bring to the world.

I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress.

Move fast, take risks, it's okay to try big things you're better off trying something and having it not work and learning from that than having not done anything at all.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people - and that social norm is just something that has evolved over time.

When you want to change things, you can't please everyone. If you do please everyone, you aren't making enough progress.

My number one piece of advice is: you should learn how to program.

If things aren’t breaking, then you’re not moving fast enough. People learn by making mistakes.

People think innovation is just having a good idea but a lot of it is just moving quickly and trying a lot of things.

I think my mission is to be in business so I can create a positive impact that will uplift the others around me. (p. 78)

The simplistic ideas in which the unbeliever ends up believing are his punishment.

There's nothing less than that. I don't care about just going to the playoffs; I've been to the playoffs before.

I like to deal in the reality of life. I'm too old to sing about women and things like that.

When someone says something dunderheaded to me about the material, it's usually a big neon sign revealing their own damage or ignorance, so my compassion kicks in.

I'm one of the few that comes from this vantage point: I never tried to get a record deal.

Never take advice from anyone in a tie. They'll bankrupt you. Don't ask a general for advice on war, and don't ask a broker for advice on money.

Of the five rights listed in the First Amendment. - religion, speech, press, assembly, petition - the very first right protected is freely exercising our religion.

I pursue the things I do because I'm interested in them.

The gloomy shade of death.