growth Quotes

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.

One thing I've always loved about the culture at Microsoft is there is nobody who is tougher on us, in terms of what we need to learn and do better, than the people in the company itself. You can walk down these halls, and they'll tell you, 'We need to do usability better, push this or that frontier.'

After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

We can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs. After a decade that was defined by what we bought and borrowed, we're getting back to basics, and doing what America has always done best: We're making things again.

I went to the Wharton School of Finance, the toughest place to get into. I was a great student.

I am proud of having done what I've done. Very proud.

In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish.