Guy Kawasaki quotes

Steve [Jobs] proves that it's OK to be an asshole... He just has a different OS. (Guy Kawasaki)
Pursuing your passions makes you more interesting, and interesting people are enchanting. View quote
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Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing. View quote
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Evangelism is selling a dream. View quote
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At the end of my life, is it better to say that I empowered people to make great stuff, or that I died with a net worth of $10 billion? Obviously I'm picking the former, although I would not mind both. View quote
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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. View quote
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How many Microsoft employees does it take to screw in a light bulb?" The answer to that is none because Bill Gates has declared darkness the new standard. View quote
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How many Macintosh division employees does it take to screw in a light bulb?" The answer is one. The Macintosh division employee holds up the light bulb and expects the universe to revolve around it. View quote
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This was the Macintosh division, which was arguably the largest collection of egomaniacs in the history of California. We held that record for about 30 years until Google broke it recently. View quote
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If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes. View quote
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One of the reasons why I believe in God is there is no other explanation for Apple's continuous survival than the existence of God. (Guy Kawasaki)
Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across. View quote
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Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck. View quote
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Don't worry, be crappy. Revolutionary means you ship and then test... Lots of things made the first Mac in 1984 a piece of crap - but it was a revolutionary piece of crap. View quote
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Create something, sell it, make it better, sell it some more and then create something that obsoletes what you used to make. View quote
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When you enchant people, your goal is not to make money from them or to get them to do what you want, but to fill them with great delight. View quote
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Patience is the art of concealing your impatience. View quote
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A good idea is about ten percent and implementation and hard work, and luck is 90 percent. View quote
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The jewelry business is a very, very tough business - tougher than the computer business. You truly have to understand how to take care of your customers. View quote
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Good people hire people better than themselves. So A players hire A+ players. But others hire below their skills to make themselves look good. So B players hire C players. C players hire D players, etc. View quote
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I think that no one, or very few, are born as good presenters. It's a skill that you learn. (Guy Kawasaki)
Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment. View quote
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When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people. View quote
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I do have a peripatetic and active intellectual curiosity. View quote
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Not many people agree with what I do. View quote
Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki

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Photo: VGrigas (WMF), CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Businessman
Born: August 30, 1954
Quotes count: 50
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