I'm very pro-science and pro-technology; I believe that these have been key drivers of progress in the world in the last centuries. Peter Thiel centurydriverkey Change image and share on social
If you do something new, it will always look a little bit strange. Peter Thiel bitestrange Change image and share on social
Is there something about the gay experience, being gay and the gay experience, that pushes us even more than other people toward competition? Peter Thiel competitionexperiencegay Change image and share on social
What is it about our society where anyone who does not have Asperger's gets talked out of their heterodox ideas? Peter Thiel aspergerheterodoxidea Change image and share on social
Whenever I talk to people who founded a company, I often like to ask the prehistory questions 'When did you meet? How long have you been working before you started the company?' A bad answer is, 'We met at a networking event a week ago, and we started a company because we both want to be entrepreneurs.' Peter Thiel agoanswerbad share on social
One of my first investments was $100,000 in a Web-based calendar startup - and I lost every dollar. Peter Thiel 000basecalendar Change image and share on social
I spend an awful lot of time just thinking about what is going on in the world and talking to people about that. It's probably one of my default social activities, just getting dinners with friends. Peter Thiel activityawfuldefault Change image and share on social
I worked at a law firm in New York very briefly. Peter Thiel brieflyfirmlaw Change image and share on social
As an undergraduate at Stanford, I started 'The Stanford Review,' which ended up being very engaged in the hot debates of the time: campus speech codes, questions about diversity on campus, all sorts of debates like that. Peter Thiel campuscodedebate share on social
When people use the word 'science,' it's often a tell, like in poker, that you're bluffing. Peter Thiel bluffpeoplepoker Change image and share on social