The world is full of mediocre, middle-of-the-road companies creating mediocre, middle-of-the-road crap, but I’ve spent my entire life chasing after the products and people that strive for excellence.
 
   
      “I don’t believe in statistics. I believe in calculus.”
    
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
  ― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
 
      “What would you do if capital were free?” is a dangerous question to ask an entrepreneur. It’s kind of like asking a fat person, “What would you do if ice cream had the exact same nutritional value as broccoli?”
    
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
  ― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
 
      “It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.”
    
― Foundation
  ― Foundation
 
      “Startup CEOs should not play the odds. When you are building a company, you must believe there is an answer and you cannot pay attention to your odds of finding it. You just have to find it. It matters not whether your chances are nine in ten or one in a thousand; your task is the same.”
    
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
  ― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
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