The World’s Greatest Quotes Collection

A man is born to work, to suffer and to fight; he who doesn't, must perish.

Churn is the worst reason to have slow growth. Churn means you're not just unknown, or that there's a big threshold to sign up. It means people are actually trying the product and deciding they don't like it.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov, 1880

Branding by definition has to be distinctive. But good design, like math or science, seeks the right answer, and right answers tend to converge.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

— Mark Twain

Morally We Roll Along by Gay MacLaren, page 66, 1938

There are a lot of different ways to build wealth, but all of them revolve around ownership as opposed to getting salaries.

In a society where everyone is guilty, the only crime is getting caught.

'Where and how can I make this meal better for me?' I asked myself that question before every meal—especially in the beginning.

My children didn’t choose to be born, I chose to have children. They owe me nothing, I owe them everything

Never hire an A student unless it is to take exams.

Design is not just a visual medium. It is an emotional and intellectual one as well.

Art is anything you can get away with.

My ambition is handicapped by laziness.

I’m a big believer that a small number of exceptional people who are highly motivated can do better than a large number of people who are pretty good and moderately motivated.

If Tesla & SpaceX go bankrupt, so will I. As it should be.