The Formula Quotes

“The Fifth Law: With persistence success can come at any time.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“The First Law: Performance drives success,
but when performance can’t be measured,
networks drive success.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“The harder it is to measure performance, the less performance matters.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“Performance drives success, but when performance can’t be measured, networks drive success.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“And that’s what good networkers do. No matter the field, discipline, or industry, if we want to succeed, we must master the networks. Because as the First Law of Success reminds us, the harder it is to measure performance, the less performance matters.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“performance and ambition, working in tandem, would determine his future success.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“The Fourth Law: While team success requires diversity and balance, a single individual will receive credit for the group’s achievements.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“The Third Law: Previous success × fitness = future success.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“The Second Law: Performance is bounded,
but success is unbounded.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“Your success isn’t about you and your performance. It’s about us and how we perceive your performance.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“The single determinant of long-term success was derived from the best college a kid merely applied to, even if she didn’t get in. Meaning that if she applied to Harvard, got rejected, and went to Northeastern, her success was on a par with that of Harvard graduates who matched her SATs and high school grades. In other words, it’s performance and ambition—where she thinks she belongs—that determine your daughter’s success.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“The network is what carries the collective response to your performance.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“The Second Law
Performance is bounded, but success is unbounded.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“The First Law
Performance drives success, but when performance can't be measured, network drive success.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“在當週裡一馬當先的面試者，你通過這場法官考試的機率大概是50％。如果你抽到週五呢？那可恭喜了！現在你成為法官的機率大概有75％。”
― Albert-László Barabási, 成功竟然有公式：大數據科學揭露成功的祕訣

“透過重建五十萬名藝術家的展出史，我們就能一窺藝術界人際網路的面貌；也正是這套網路，能讓藝術作品在那些叫人羨慕不已的機構展出。我們的研究方法是對映出那些看不見的連結，以呈現藝術家如何在各個藝廊和博物館之間移動。假設這裡有A博物館和B藝廊這兩家機構，而某藝術家先在A博物館展出、接著移到B藝廊，我們就認為這兩家機構有關聯。 為什麼像這樣找出機構間的關聯會有意義？因為策展人會互相觀察，以判斷自己的眼光如何。如果某藝廊相信另外某個機構的眼光，而又看到某位藝術家能在該機構展出，就更有可能接受那位藝術家。所以，能讓作品先在A展出、再移到B，絕對不只是一項交易那麼單純，在背後都有藝廊和策展人大量的研究、考量和評估。”
― Albert-László Barabási, 成功竟然有公式：大數據科學揭露成功的祕訣

“while it’s easy to feel hopeless if you’re working off the beaten path, it’s worth remembering that social and professional networks—not mere geography—are what determine anyone’s success”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

“Performance drives success.”
― Albert-László Barabási, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success