Great founders such as Brian Chesky of Airbnb, Drew Houston of Dropbox, or Adi Tatarko of Houzz, are all on a mission to build a product or service that corrects something that they believe the world got wrong. They are on a mission to correct a personal problem or personal pain.
— Alfred Lin“When we crafted that phrase, it was because we saw a similarity with physical fitness. If you work out today, you don't return home and declare, 'Great, I'm finished, I never have to exercise again.' Staying fit requires ongoing commitment. In the same vein, we've discovered that those with the strongest social bonds are the individuals who diligently nurture them.”— Robert J. Waldinger
Director of Harvard Study of Adult Development & Psychiatrist
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A lot of that feeling of alienation that you see in The Office, Dilbert, and so-forth is driven by people feeling that they don't understand context, and ultimately decisions don't make sense.
— Stewart ButterfieldCo-Founder of Slack, Former CEO & Creator of Flickr
Fundamentally, it's really hard to work on intellectual and complex projects collaboratively. Complexity is underestimated, even by the people who are in the thick of it.
— Stewart ButterfieldCo-Founder of Slack, Former CEO & Creator of Flickr
As a captain however, you don't have any power, but you still need to be able to influence people, do the right thing, and move people in the same direction.
— Vincent KompanyManchester City Captain & Belgian Football Legend
As a team captain, you have to figure out how people work, you have to make sure you say the right thing to the right person… you have to know when to shout, when to listen, when to be tough and when to be kind.
— Vincent KompanyManchester City Captain & Belgian Football Legend
We don't change the world through opinions, we change it with examples. So I've been putting myself out there, reaching out and connecting- and you know what, I've had a huge amount of people coming forward telling me their own mental health journey.
— AJ MendezProfessional wrestler and WWE performer, known as AJ Lee
The most important lesson I learned is that you have to show 100% genuine emotion and personality through everything you do and allow that to connect to people. You cannot keep things inside because you think people won't accept you, or will think you're strange; just let your freak flag fly.
— AJ MendezProfessional wrestler and WWE performer, known as AJ Lee
We recently set ourselves the goal of educating 10 million children in the next decade; it's ambitious, but we're attracting incredible people and partners to help us on this journey, and I genuinely believe we'll achieve it.
— Scott FarquharCo-Founder of Atlassian & Technology Entrepreneur
Soup kitchens are good, but they don't prevent homelessness. You can go to volunteer at a soup kitchen every day of the year, and you'll still have homeless people. We wanted to tackle root causes and tackle them globally.
— Scott FarquharCo-Founder of Atlassian & Technology Entrepreneur
The best way of managing fear is preparation; and amazingly, unlike other types of public appearance that involve major planning and rehearsals, people don't often prepare enough for talks.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
There's no such thing as a formula for a great talk but the best are the ones where a speaker connects deeply with an audience, shows them why their passion matters, and takes the audience on a journey.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
The military have always done a great job of creating this band of brothers – groups who are so close-knit they very literally behave like family, and from an evolutionary perspective- we're wired to do anything to protect our family.
— Dr. Rowan HooperIf you are able to share the things you're scared people will find out? That's real transparency, and that's how you earn the trust that transparency can bring, but if it doesn't feel uncomfortable, it's just marketing.
— Rand FishkinFounder of Moz, SEO software company and industry thought leader
When assessing any new technology, getting experts to explain and understand the benefits and risks is only one aspect of the debate. We also need to involve the public and other stakeholders in a proper transparent discussion on how the technology will be adopted.
— Venki RamakrishnanNobel Prize Winner in Chemistry for Ribosome Structure Studies
Criminals are not looking for challenges, but opportunities. Every breach I've been involved with comes down to the fact that someone in the company did something they weren't supposed to or failed to do something they should have done.
— Frank AbagnaleNotorious con artist and impostor who inspired the film "Catch Me If You Can
Today's politicians can't lead public opinion, because they're frightened of it – and we're so consumed by constitutional crises, that there's just no real chance that politicians can give these issues sufficient thought.
— Darren McGarveyScottish Writer, Broadcaster & Anti-Poverty Activist & Poet