Wisdom Quotes

"We believe in the power of ambition paired with humility."

"One of the things that I hope I'm good at is not letting my ego get in the way of the truth."

"A company shouldn't get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn't last."

"Customers are always beautifully, wonderfully dissatisfied."

"People who are right a lot listen a lot."

"I wanted to hedge my bets on the Internet."

"We are geniuses - my customers are geniuses."

"I don't believe you have to be the biggest to be the best."

"What we want is to have customers, not a base of people."

"It's very difficult to operate in the red profitably."

"I'm skeptical of any mission statement that takes more than five minutes to read."

"The secret to doing good public speaking is to have something to say."

"Disappointment can be a gift."

"The biggest challenge of the 21st century is how to manage the success of the world."

"I am like a blind man walking on the road. I don't know where I am going."

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"Service is a very personal thing. You cannot serve all people."

"You need to learn from the past, but focus on the present and future."

"Money is not the most important thing in life. The most important thing is what you can do."

"The biggest challenge of the 21st century is managing success."

"Life is a marathon, not a sprint. You have to pace yourself."

"The best solutions often come from those closest to the problem."

"Listening is the most underrated tool for creating change."

"I believe in trusting the experts—the people doing the work."

"I listen more than I speak when I'm trying to understand an issue."

"Giving money away is harder than making it if you want to do it well."

"The richest life is one lived in service to others."

"The most dangerous moment is when we think the problem is solved."

"We should listen to the people most affected by inequality."

"We need to fund the prevention of problems, not just the treatment."