Organizations get invested into a particular product. And sometimes the best thing is to stop making that product, even though it's profitable, because it has optimized at a local peak. Kevin Kelly investlocalmake Change image and share on social
We didn't really feel poor. You don't know that as a kid, but we really didn't have any cash. When machinery broke down, we didn't have money for parts, so we did our best to fix it. Glen Taylor breakcashfeel Change image and share on social
With PayPal, you have to send people over to their website... whereas with Stripe, we offer a way to integrate payments into the website, on the website or into a mobile app. That is what all the best businesses care about, so we make it very easy, very fast, very simple and very cheap to do this. John Collison appbusinesscare share on social
Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain. Joe Davis highhumbleretain Change image and share on social
You have to be kind of clued into them, they are a world of their own, and most people find them disappointing because the best short stories are not constructed like novels. Tobias Wolff clueconstructdisappoint Change image and share on social
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite. Gilbert K. Chesterton adviceexactlisten Change image and share on social
Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes. Simon Sinek athletechampioncompete share on social
There is such pressure on kids these days to be the best at everything. Shirley Henderson daykidpressure Change image and share on social
I ultimately got into robotics because for me, it was the best way to study intelligence. Sebastian Thrun intelligenceroboticstudy Change image and share on social
There's no way a director can communicate with every single person on the set and yet they need to motivate and instill an ambition to want to do their best work. Kathleen Kennedy ambitioncommunicatedirector Change image and share on social