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" When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people. "

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" If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes. "

" My recommendation for SEO is very simple. It's Write Good Stuff. In my mind, Google is in the business of finding good stuff. It has thousands of the smartest people in the world, spending billions of dollars to find the good stuff. All you have to do is write the good stuff; you don't need to trick it. "

" People are forgiving of v 1.0 of a product if it's truly innovative and useful. Then you can get away with a lot. But if you're merely marginally improving the status quo, then you better be rock solid. "

" Entrepreneurship is not for everyone. "

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" What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out. That's the secret of my life. "

" A crash is when your competitor's program dies. When your program dies, it is an 'idiosyncrasy'. "

" Most people who graduate from college think they have to make a perfect choice. Is it Goldman Sachs? Is it Google? Is it Apple? They think that their first job is going to determine their career, if not their life. "

" I've been all over the world meeting with companies and startups and entrepreneurs. And I tell you, they are more similar than different. "

" If you're an entrepreneur and you think that the president makes a difference to your business, you should stay at your current job. "

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" A 50-year-old company can innovate as well as two guys/gals in a garage. "

" Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across. "

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" What I learned from my kids is that the greatest joy in life is not from material trappings, power, or visibility. The greatest joy comes from your kids. Nothing is even close to my kids in terms of bringing me joy. "

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" A simple summary of my life is that my parents worked very hard so that I could have a great education, and I took that education and worked very hard to get where I am. I would like my kids' lives to be exactly the same. "

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