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The only big companies that succeed will be those that obsolete their own products before somebody else does.
I am retiring from startup investing. It's hard to leave all this behind right when things are going so well.
I want to make clear that my feedback comes from a place of loyalty and persistent gratitude. I love Twitter.
Man has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.
I think there should be regulations on social media to the degree that it negatively affects the public good.
I think long term you can see Tesla establishing factories in Europe, in other parts of the U.S. and in Asia.
Dreams are not easy. Dreams are painful. They force work and commitment. They are challenging and motivating.
The value of assets often increases exponentially while the value of your labor only increases incrementally.
The right decisions come from the right focus. You’ll succeed if your focus is on the mission, not the money.
Complaining about your current position in life is worthless. Have a spine and do something about it instead.
True passion attracts. If you have passion in your business, the right people will be attracted to your team.
Fuel prices are at the center of our lives. They affect our ability to travel, stay warm, and feed ourselves.
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen.
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to trust your team. It's a lesson I've had to relearn quite a few times.
The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years.
I do know that throughout history, all paper money has eventually come back to its true value, which is zero.
If you can't communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you're giving up your potential.
I think that trying to invest through 535 people is a tough job, you know, and so I would give more latitude.
The rest of the world really likes our stuff pretty well. It's just we buy so damn much of what they produce.
A defensive investor can always prosper by looking patiently and calmly through the wreckage of a bear market.
Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.
If the 1980s were about quality and the 1990s were about reengineering, then the 2000s will be about velocity.
Travis Kalanick was and is the perfect person to lead Uber, a product I knew from day one was going to be big.
I'm personally a moderate and a registered independent, so I'm not strongly Democratic or strongly Republican.
I almost hate to say how proud I am of my career and, most of all, helping folks get the returns they deserve.
I've been studying mutual funds since 1949, when I began researching my senior thesis at Princeton University.
The problem with this world is not enough problem solvers. So, if you become a problem solver you become rich.
It is easy to stay the same but it is not easy to change. Most people choose to stay the same all their lives.
Before you can transform your wallet from poor to rich, you've got to transform your spirit from poor to rich.
My Rich Dad said, 'All of us have the power of choice. I choose to be rich, and I make that choice every day.'
Saying that financial literacy means diversification is just another example of the fox teaching the chickens.
Never stand idly while people commit what you know to be an injustice! Injustice only leads to more injustice!
Derivatives are like sex. It's not who we're sleeping with, it's who they're sleeping with that's the problem.
Anything you do, you better enjoy it for its value. Because people are going to second-guess everything you do.
I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.
[We in Microsoft] are not the only software company but we are a great software company doing some unique work.
Microsoft has some assets like Office that have stayed strong and there's so much room for innovation in those.
When you see a 'Shark fight' erupt, we aggressively want to understand what we are committing our money toward.
If you have good stocks and you really know them, you'll make money if you're patient over three years or more.
If you think back to the beginning of cell phones, laptops or really any new technology, it's always expensive.
People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.
We don't have a monopoly. Anyone who wants to dig a well without a Hughes bit can always use a pick and shovel.
Remember that history always repeats itself. Every great bubble in history has broken. There are no exceptions.
Start a part-time business and make as many mistakes as you possibly can while you still have your daytime job.
Being an entrepreneur is simply going from one mistake to the next. You must have the fortitude to continue on.
Innovation is key. Only those who have the agility to change with the market and innovate quickly will survive.
Direct sales offers the education my rich dad taught: build your own network rather than working for a network.
When I take a look at a company's annual report, if I don't understand it, they don't want me to understand it.
Games are won by players who focus on the playing field -- not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.
How do you beat Bobby Fischer? You play him at any game but chess. I try to stay in games where I have an edge.