Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Bill Gates: Rules of automation
“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.” —Bill Gates.
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Marc Andreessen: Genius or idiot
“In the startup world, you’re either a genius or an idiot. You’re never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the day.” —Marc Andreessen.
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Tony Robbins: Quality of life
“The quality of your life is the quality of your communication.” —Tony Robbins, entrepreneur and motivational speaker.
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Marc Andreesen: Skeptics and optimists
“There are people who are wired to be skeptics and there are people who are wired to be optimists. And I can tell you, at least from the last 20 years, if you bet on the side of the optimists, generally you’re right.” —Marc Andreesen.
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Gabriel Byrne: Two levels of reality
“It’s actually pretty complex, because there’s two levels of reality in the narrative. One is what really took place, and the other is Spider’s poisoned version of what took place.” – – – Gabriel Byrne.
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Jack Ma: Copy and you die
“You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.” —Jack Ma.
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George Ezra: Twitter
” You don’t want to start writing songs about how your Twitter followers are going up, because one day Twitter won’t exist, and you’ll feel like an idiot. ” —George Ezra.
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Faye D’souza: Live TV
“The thing about live TV is the speed of it, the fact that it’s about thinking on your feet. It’s about responding immediately. I did a lot of debating and public speaking when I was in college. It’s a lot like that. You have your research on the table but to be able to flip…
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Bill Gates: Inextricably interwoven
“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.” —Bill Gates.
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Ivanka Trump: Beauty regimen
” The more natural or eco-based products you can introduce into your beauty regimen, the more beneficial it is for your skin. It’s similar to introducing organic food into your daily diet. ” —Ivanka Trump.
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Jeff Bezos: Critics
“If you can’t tolerate critics, don’t do anything new or interesting. ” —Jeff Bezos.
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Marc Andreesen: Applications
“People tend to think of the web as a way to get information or perhaps as a place to carry out ecommerce. But really, the web is about accessing applications. Think of each website as an application, and every single click, every single interaction with that site, is an opportunity to be on the very…
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Gerard Butler: Very strong, masculine guy
“In Scotland, I’m just like a lot of other guys, but in America, I’m seen as a very strong, masculine guy.” —Gerard Butler.
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Amy Schumer: Boxing
“Boxing is like stand-up. Getting hit in boxing really made me feel stronger as a stand-up, because it’s like having your worst fears happen to you. That gives you power, because you’re no longer scared of it happening anymore. You got hit, and it hurt, but you’re okay.” —Amy Schumer.
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Jack Ma: Long-term good
“Don’t believe what investors say to you. [As a founder] I’m looking at the long-term good, because investors can sell your shares and get something new today if they want. But this [startup] is your son, and you’ve got to stick with it as it grows up.” —Jack Ma.
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Jimmy Kimmel: There’s nothing we can do about that
“When someone with a beard attacks us, we tap phones, we invoke travel bans, we build walls, we take every precaution to make sure it doesn’t happen again. When an American buys a gun and kills other Americans, we say there’s nothing we can do about that.” —Jimmy Kimmel.
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Jay Parini: Plenitude of books
“Each year in early spring, during the season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Easter, a plenitude of books, magazine articles, and television shows about Jesus appear.” —Jay Parini.
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Paul Graham: Expertise
“What you need to succeed in a startup is not expertise in startups. What you need is expertise in your own users.” —Paul Graham.
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Justin Timberlake: Words will fade
“Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won’t.” – Justin Timberlake.
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Marc Andreesen: Four-sided network effect
‘In fact, Bitcoin is a four-sided network effect. There are four constituencies that participate in expanding the value of Bitcoin as a consequence of their own self-interested participation. Those constituencies are (1) consumers who pay with Bitcoin, (2) merchants who accept Bitcoin, (3) “miners” who run the computers that process and validate all the transactions…
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Helen Rowland: Weakness
“A man always mistakes a woman’s clinging devotion for weakness, until he discovers that it requires the strength of Samson, the patience of Job, and the finesse of Solomon to untwine it.” —Helen Rowland.
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Elizabeth Wurtzel: Watch your back
“It’s like Samson and Delilah: watch your back, because trouble could be the person you’re sleeping with.” —Elizabeth Wurtzel.
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Angelina Jolie: Diversity
“Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.” —Angelina Jolie.
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Brad Pitt: Most beautiful thing in the world
” When you see a person, do you just concentrate on their looks? It’s just a first impression. Then there’s someone who doesn’t catch your eye immediately, but you talk to them and they become the most beautiful thing in the world. The greatest actors aren’t what you would call beautiful sex symbols. ” —Brad…
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Justin Timberlake: I’m not cool
“Listen, I’m not cool. Being cool is about keeping your blood pressure steady. So no. Don’t be cool. Be passionate. Be dedicated. Be tenacious. Be uncompromising. Be pissed. Be happy. Be sad.” – Justin Timberlake.
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Warren Buffett: Clearer than the windshield
“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” —Warren Buffett.
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Bill Gates: Just a tool
“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” —Bill Gates.
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Warren Buffett: Some things just take time
“No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” —Warren Buffett.
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Ivanka Trump: No substitute for passion
“Love what you do. There’s always going to be someone else who’s smarter than you, but there’s no substitute for passion. People who are passionate always work the hardest, and that sets them apart.” —Ivanka Trump.
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Simon Sinek: Value of our lives
“The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.“ —Simon Sinek.
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Ciara: Grass is always greener
“When you believe in yourself, and you always give 100% in a relationship, you’re very confident in the value of your love. But for some people, there’s that feeling that the grass is always greener.” —Ciara.
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Justin Theroux: Motorcycle rides
“The best way for guys to communicate is just don’t talk to each other for nine hours. That’s why I like long motorcycle rides. It’s a great way for guys to socialize and not socialize.” —Justin Theroux.
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Jennifer Aniston: Not really gambling
“Oh, it’s not really gambling when you never lose.” —Jennifer Aniston.
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Bill Gates: Part of everyday life
“The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.” —Bill Gates.
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Subhas Chandra Bose: Thousand lives
“One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.” —Subhas Chandra Bose.
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Vijay Mallya: Young demographic
“One of India’s biggest advantages is our young demographic and that we have a youthful population that is indeed our future.” —Vijay Mallya.
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Christian Bale: All that attention
“A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.” —Christian Bale.
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Camila Cabello: These are the moments
“These are the moments. These are the moments where you realize love is everywhere if you look closely. When you realize happiness isn’t next weekend, and it’s not last week, it’s right now. That was one of the best nights of my life. It felt good to know purpose. I lay in my bunk and…
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Ed Sheeran: Powerful tool
“Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There’s no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.” —Ed Sheeran.
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Hillary Clinton: 4 billion cell phones
“There are 4 billion cell phones in use today. Many of them are in the hands of market vendors, rickshaw drivers, and others who’ve historically lacked access to education and opportunity. Information networks have become a great leveler, and we should use them together to help lift people out of poverty and give them a…
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Kristen Bell: Reinvention of the word geek
“I’m a geek who loves fashion. There’s been a reinvention of the word geek. It means being passionate about anything that’s under the radar or sort of frowned upon, like Comic-Con.” —Kristen Bell.
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Angelina Jolie: Box you’ve been raised in
“If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is.” ― Angelina Jolie
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Carl Icahn: Vendetta as investment strategy
“When you have no one to answer to, vendetta as investment strategy is as legitimate as anything.” —Carl Icahn.
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Kim Jong II: Untidy plot
“A film with an untidy plot cannot grip the audience and define their emotional response.” —Kim Jong II.
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Hassan Rouhani: Unilateral sanctions
“We believe that unilateral sanctions violate international law, in fact. They violate free trade. They violate human growth and development, human development, and that when you actually sanction a bank of a country, the meaning of it is quite clear. You’re sanctioning medicine for the people.” —Hassan Rouhani.
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Angelina Jolie: Comforting
“There’s something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.” —Angelina Jolie.
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Blaise Pascal: Virtue
“The virtue of a person is measured not by his outstanding efforts, but by his everyday behavior.” -Blaise Pascal.
