Reed Hastings

"Patience with people yields patience in results."

"Kindness is underrated in competitive environments."

"The strength of conviction matters more than the conviction itself."

"Courage isn't the absence of fear—it's action despite fear."

"Power without accountability is tyranny."

"Money matters, but meaning matters more."

"Health is the ultimate wealth in business and life."

"Adventure builds character and companies."

"Imagination unlocks possibilities facts can't reveal."

"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from others."

"Inspiration is contagious when authentic."

"Relationships are the real currency of leadership."

"Solitude is not loneliness—it's clarity."

"The big thing we're trying to do is get a new business model in place for the entertainment industry. It's not about technology, it's about giving consumers what they want."

"We have to constantly reinvent ourselves, otherwise we become a relic."

"If you're aligned on values, you can be misaligned on almost everything else and still work well together."

"The key to our success is making sure we stay connected to what our members want."

"I believe in the power of big ideas paired with execution."

"We don't want to be just a distribution company. We want to be a platform for storytelling."

"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude."

"The internet is just another medium for content. The important thing is what you do with it."

"You have to be willing to embrace new ways of thinking about your business."

"In the streaming world, content is king, but execution is queen."

"We measure ourselves not by the number of subscribers, but by the happiness they feel."

"Great businesses are built on the foundation of trust and transparency."

"If you're going to disrupt an industry, you have to be willing to lose everything."

"Innovation happens when you combine passion with practical thinking."

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

"We're not in the movie business, we're in the happiness business."

"People don't want to be sold to; they want to be understood."