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It's unprecedented in the post-World War II era to have the leader of Germany say, 'Oh we can't rely on America anymore.'
Business plans are the tool existing companies use for execution. They are the wrong tool to search for a business model.
I have to think my success in the VC business was due in no small part to seeing Larry Ellison in action back in the day.
It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.
Get closer than ever to your customers. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves
If today were my last day, would I do what I'm doing?...If the answer was 'No' too many days in a row, I'd make a change.
I think this is the start of something really big. Sometimes that first step is the hardest one, and we've just taken it.
My opinion is that the only two computer companies that are software-driven are Apple and NeXT, and I wonder about Apple.
Stealing music is not right, and I can understand people being very upset about their intellectual property being stolen.
What makes 'good tape'? That is the question that has consumed my life for the past 20 years, and I have an answer for you
You must never actually cheat the customer, even if you can. You must make her happy and satisfied, so she will come back.
Zuckerberg wants to take us back to the dorm room where we all know each other. I don't want to, I want to go to the city.
My mom is a Sikh immigrant born in a refugee camp. My Irish-Swedish-Norwegian-Danish-English-American dad grew up Baptist.
I traveled enormously during the 1960's, when you measured everything by where you traveled and what you did as travelers.
Yandex originated from a company called Arkadia, which created two search programs under the DOS operating system in 1990.
When you travel around Moscow, you can see almost every car is using a smartphone where they can see what's ahead of them.
The more you take on, the more efficient you become. You only learn how much you can actually do by trying to do too much.
What have you always wanted to do but been afraid to attempt? Whatever it is, it may be your greatest opportunity in life.
Implement your plans with courage and persistence. Have complete faith in your ability to succeed and never, ever give up.
Attentive listening to others lets them know that you love them and builds trust, the foundation of a loving relationship.
Your life only gets better when you get better, and you can improve yourself without limit. Learn something new every day.
Poor or fuzzy communications are major time-wasters. Take the time to be crystal-clear in your communications with others.
Imagine if your business burned down and you had to walk across the street and start again, what would you do differently?
The solution to the problems of marriage and parenting is simple. Spend more time with the people you care about the most.
Any great achievement is preceded by many difficulties and many lessons; great achievements are not possible without them.
When I had daughters, I realized that I wouldn't never do anything to a girl that I wouldn't want done to my own daughter.
I believe the last thing I read at night will likely manifest when I'm sleeping. You become what you think about the most.
I consider high-speed data transmission an invention that became a major innovation. It changed the way we all communicate
If people ridicule you, look them in the eye and say, 'Yeah, I may have failed, but at least I tried,' and get on with it.
How the hell can I ask people who work for me to travel cheaply if I travel in luxury? It's a question of good leadership.
The competition between me and Bill Gates, probably: Who can spend money more effectively that can do better philanthropy.
If too many things have to happen in order to bring about the situation you want, then back out of it and try again later.
We were hoping to build a small profitable company; and of course, what we've done is build a large, unprofitable company.
To me, the thing is, through good or bad, if you're a Knicks fan, you're down with the Knicks, and that's the bottom line.
I've found that eliminating not-so-important choices really frees up my mental capacity to think about the important ones.
You don't want everyone to see a piece of content. You want the people who are really excited about the content to see it.
The major reason why Instagram works is that you can follow anyone out there and start following their photos immediately.
My office in Milan is in an old factory. I have all my companies here, including Italia Independent and Independent Ideas.
In the startup world, you're either a genius or an idiot. You're never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the day.
I believe every person has the ability to achieve something important, and with that in mind I regard everyone as special.
Poverty is not created by poor people. It is produced by our failure to create institutions to support human capabilities.
My background is putting in large systems that change lives... The right kind of systems can bring honesty and efficiency.
If you are trying to grow your qualified search traffic, you have to combine your content marketing with your SEO efforts.
I do firmly believe that universal forces are at work that pull us inexorably toward the deserving results of our actions.
As a matter of fact, believe it or not guys, you can actually lose money in sports! I know that you'll find that shocking.
Frankly, I like new things. I feel like I made a contribution to building a more interactive world. And I'm proud of that.
The greatest artists like Dylan, Picasso and Newton risked failure. And if we want to be great, we've got to risk it, too.
I think the world's a better place because Bill realized that his goal isn't to be the richest guy in the cemetery, right?
Woz is living his own life now. He hasn't been around Apple for about five years. But what he did will go down in history.
When you have feelings like sadness or anger about your cancer or your plight, to mask them is to lead an artificial life.