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Why would someone spend their money with you — so what is unique about you? Why would somebody work for you? Why would society allow you to operate in their defined geography — their country? And why would somebody invest their money with you?

Hustling doing whatever you have to do, for however long as you have to do it, until you reach your goal. The world belongs to those who hustle, and the world needs hustlers.

The sword of linguistic ignorance can cut both ways.

Today’s polite, pleasant personality is, above all, a commercial personality. It is the salesman’s smile and hearty handshake, because the customer is always right and you should always keep the customer happy.

Since writing is such a cognitively intense task, the key to becoming faster is to develop strategies to make writing literally less mind-blowing.

Progress in science and technology is stalling. The technology slowdown threatens not just our financial markets, but the entire modern political order, which is predicated on easy and relentless growth.

Apple wasn't built by a saint. It was built by an iron-fisted visionary.

The real prize is found not in a degree, a certificate, a brief taste of applause on a commemoration day, but in the deeper strength of soul, the wider range of wisdom, which the long discipline of unflagging effort has taught him.

There are three questions you have when you’re hiring a programmer (or anyone, for that matter): Are they smart? Can they get stuff done? Can you work with them?

Most entrepreneurs pursue the question, "How can I succeed?" From day one, Packard and Hewlett pursued a different question: "What can we contribute?"