Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy.

You have a viable business only if your product is either better or cheaper than the alternatives. If it’s not one or the other, you might make some money at first, but it’s not a sustainable business.

No man was ever wise by chance.

If you live for weekends or vacations, your shit is broken

I didn’t go to college, but if I did, I would’ve taken all my tests at a restaurant, ’cause ‘The customer is always right.’

Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.

Fall seven times and stand up eight.

We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.

Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

Defeat isn’t bitter if you don’t swallow it.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma

The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.

Example is not the main thing in influencing other people; it’s the only thing.

It’s almost always harder to raise capital than you thought it would be, and it always takes longer. So plan for that.

I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others… I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.

Don’t take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don’t over-analyze everything. I myself have been guilty of over-thinking problems. Just build things and find out if they work.

Don’t be trapped by dogma