100 Quotes by Derek Sivers

The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.

I love that sometimes we need to go to the opposite side of the world to realize assumptions that we didn't even know we had and realize that the opposite may also be true.

Instead of staying strong and working through when times are really tough, I usually quit this recipe for failure and start a whole new recipe. So if something is too challenging, I tend to chalk it up as not a good fit, and move on to something else.

You can't please everyone, so proudly exclude people.

Customer service is the new marketing.

Making a company is a great way to improve the world while improving yourself.

The most important lesson is probably to spend less than you earn.

You grow (and thrive!) by doing what excites you and what scares you everyday, not by trying to find your passion.

Let’s never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true.