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" I used to be a computer engineer, and I can make really good code, and we can make systems that work really well, and we can make the application a great experience, but when you have to translate bits to atoms, you need folks who are used to working with city governments, with state governments, and so I like to say we're in a political campaign. "

" If there was a mobility service that's cheaper than owning a car, more reliable, and you get to sit in the back seat instead of being stressed out in the front seat, why would you own a car? "

Travis Kalanick

" I've had failures myself before Uber. "

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" A regulator is supposed to create and enforce a standard. "

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" Competition is fun. "

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" There is a core independence and dignity you get when you control your own time. "

Travis Kalanick

" I am from Los Angeles, and my parents are from Los Angeles. "

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" There's a harsh reality to situations where demand outstrips supply. "

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" As much as I'd love to give everybody a really cheap option, it's just simply not possible in certain sorts of extreme events... I guarantee that our strategy on surge pricing is the optimal way to get as many people home as possible. "

Travis Kalanick

" If you can make it economical for people to get out of their cars or sell their cars, and turn transportation into a service, it's a pretty big deal. "

Travis Kalanick

" In order to keep the love going, you want to keep it fun. "

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" If you're operating from strong principles, you can compromise when the person on the other side is operating from principles you respect. "

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" Sports uplift us. It's celebratory, gives us optimism and joy. "

Travis Kalanick

" My politics are: I'm a trustbuster. Very focused. And yeah, I'm pro-efficiency. I want the most economic activity at the lowest price possible. It's good for everybody; it's not red or blue. "

Travis Kalanick

" Based on my experience, I would say that rather than taking lessons in how to become an entrepreneur, you should jump into the pool and start swimming. "

Travis Kalanick

" We have this culture valued at Uber, which we call the champions' mind-set. And champions' mind-set isn't always about winning. It's about putting everything you have on the field, every ounce of passion and energy you have. And if you get knocked down, overcoming adversity. "

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" Being Uber means being efficient. "

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" Some city-council people are really awesome, but most are uninspired. "

Travis Kalanick

" I'm a natural-born trust-buster. "

Travis Kalanick

" Surge pricing only kicks in in order to maximize the number of trips that happen and therefore reduce the number of people that are stranded. "

Travis Kalanick

" I talk a lot about justice. I'm about it. I'm also about civil disobedience. "

Travis Kalanick

" There will be a huge, huge positive impact for society when driverless cars become a thing. "

Travis Kalanick

" I call it dark energy. If you are unreliable, customers just disappear. "

Travis Kalanick

" I have been trying to understand the regulators. "

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" There's been so much corruption and so much cronyism in the taxi industry and so much regulatory capture, that if you ask for permission upfront for something that's already legal, you'll never get it. "

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" You can bend reality, but you cannot break it. "

Travis Kalanick

" We need to figure out how to merge political progress with actual progress. "

Travis Kalanick

" The ability for somebody to put their arm out and get a taxi is fundamentally different then having a 10-minute pickup time. It just is. "

Travis Kalanick

" We have to bring out the truth about how dark and dangerous and evil the taxi side is. "

Travis Kalanick

" I've been an entrepreneur since I was 18. I started a company with a bunch of buddies that got funded in my senior year, and that's when I finished school. It was called Scour, a peer-to-peer service, file-sharing. "

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