100 Quotes by Derek Sivers

If you want to be useful, you can always start now. It will be a humble prototype of your grand vision, but you’ll be in the game. Start by teaching someone this week. Starting small puts 100% of your energy into solving real problems for real people.

When you make a business you're making a little world.

I'm not interested until I see their execution.

Programming languages are like girlfriends: The new one is better because *you* are better.

The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20. The most brilliant idea takes great execution to be worth $20,000,000.

If you're not saying 'Hell Yeah' about something, say 'No'.

There is no movement without the first follower. See, we are told that we all need to be leaders but that would be ineffective. The best way to make a movement, if you really care, is to courageously follow and show others how to follow.

Are you helping people? Are they happy? Are you happy? Are you profitable? Isn't that enough?

Obvious to you is amazing to others.