Don't bother starting the 10,000th restaurant in Manhattan. Find something to do that if you don't do it, it won't get done. Peter Thiel 000thbotherfind Change image and share on social
I think what's always important is not to be contrarian for its own sake but to really get at the truth. Peter Thiel contrarianimportantsake Change image and share on social
Ideally, I want us to be working on things where if we're not working on them, they won't happen; companies where if we don't fund them they will not receive funding. Peter Thiel companyfundhappen Change image and share on social
Properly defined, a startup is the largest group of people you can convince of a plan to build a different future. Peter Thiel buildconvincedefine Change image and share on social
I think it's a problem that we don't have more companies like Facebook. It shouldn't be the only company that's doing this well. Peter Thiel companyfacebookproblem Change image and share on social
I had a good experience in college, but I don't think interdisciplinary education is something that's stressed very much at all. It's generally considered to be something of a bad idea. Peter Thiel badcollegeconsider Change image and share on social
In a world where wealth is growing, you can get away with printing money. Doubling the debt over the next 20 years is not a problem. Peter Thiel debtdoublegrow Change image and share on social
Men and machines are good at different things. People form plans and make decisions in complicated situations. We are less good at making sense of enormous amounts of data. Computers are exactly the opposite: they excel at efficient data processing but struggle to make basic judgments that would be simple for any human. Peter Thiel amountbasiccomplicate share on social
I believe, basically, that individual freedom is very important. Peter Thiel basicallyfreedomimportant Change image and share on social
I think competition can make people stronger at whatever it is they're competing on. If we're competing in some athletic event for competitive swimmers, really intensely competing, it's likely that both of us will become better, but it's also quite possible we'll lose sight of what's truly valuable. Peter Thiel athleticcompetecompetition share on social