Quotes

I am always doing my best to learn from others, especially those who have already accomplished numerous things that I am passionate about and have set out to accomplish myself. Below are some of my favorite quotes from different individuals that I have learned either by their publications, content, music, etc. This is not an exhaustive list but I have found the majority of these to be true in my experiences so far.

"And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.” - Luke 6:31 NLT

“Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” - Philippians 2:3-4 NLT

“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” - Philippians 4:12-13 ESV

“The simplest test of good ethics is how would you feel about any act if an intelligent but unfriendly reporter were to put it in tomorrow’s paper for everyone to see. If it passes that test it’s ok—if you have to think about it, it probably isn’t." - Warren Buffett, CEO @ Berkshire Hathaway

“We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

“In order that they might rest their arguments on facts, rather than assertion and conjecture.” - James Madison, 4th U.S. President

“Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own." - Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America

“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” - Benjamin Franklin

“Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.” - Confucius

“A healthy man wants a thousand things, a sick man only wants one” - Confucius

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” - Robert A. Heinlein

“Finish every meeting with the ask. Ask for the job. Or ask the candidate if they want the job. Ask them to sign a deal. Or ask them for a discount if you sign. Ask them for a term sheet. Or ask them what terms they want. Always make a clear ask.” - A founder once said

“Build the necessary first, then the useful, then the nice.” - Sahil Lavingia, Founder @ Gumroad

"Done is better than perfect.” - Ryan Graves, CEO @ Saltwater

“Your customers don’t care about your product, they care about their problems." - Sahil Lavingia, Founder @ Gumroad

"If you can't see yourself working with someone for life, don't work with them for a day." - Naval Ravikant, Entrepreneur and Investor

"Work as hard as you can. Even though who you work with and what you work on are more important than how hard you work.” - Naval Ravikant, Entrepreneur and Investor

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard” - Tim Notke, High School Basketball Coach