"New fashions (of all sorts) come from unexpected places, not from the arbiters of what's correct."
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"Real change comes from finding and embracing and connecting and amplifying those that are inclined to like you and believe in you. Ideas spread from person to person, not so much from you to them. So find your biggest fans and give them a story to tell."
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"What marketers used to do is make average products for average people. That's what mass marketing is. They would ignore the geeks, and - God forbid - the laggards. It was all about going for the center. I don't think that's the strategy we want to use anymore."
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"Somewhere in the world, someone is doing something that you decided couldn't be done."
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"Teaching young people to sell is a priceless gift."
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"The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified... and pick yourself."
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"If you can raise money, you're never going to have trouble getting a job."
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"The instinct to produce great work doesn't require a fancy notebook."
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"Empathy requires something extremely difficult: accepting the fact that we are not and never will be in the other person's shoes. There's no rational, universal course because individuals have different goals, different worldviews and different experiences."
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"Seek out habits that help you overcome fear or inertia. Destroy those that do the opposite."
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"As long as you want to please everyone, you won't please anyone."
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"What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you."
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"You can be right or you can have empathy. You can't do both."
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"When you put your ideas in the world, then, and only then, do you know if they're real."
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"As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter."
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"'Teamwork' is the word that bosses use when they actually mean 'Do what I say'"
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"The thing about goals is that living without them is a lot more fun, in the short run. It seems to me, though, that the people who get things done, who lead, who grow and who make an impact . . . those people have goals."
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"Discomfort brings engagement and change. Discomfort means you're doing something that others were unlikely to do, because they're hiding out in the comfortable zone. When your uncomfortable actions lead to success, the organization rewards you and brings you back for more."
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"Go ahead and make something for the elites. Not the elites of class or wealth, but the elites of curiosity, passion and taste. Every great thing ever created was created by and for this group."
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"Are you doing work worth doing, or are you just doing your job?"
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