98 Quotes by Joe Lonsdale

When you solve big, hard problems, problems that fundamentally improve how an industry works, financial returns follow, giving you resources to do more of the same.

Not everybody has to work on the big problems, but if nobody does, they don't get solved.

Great leaders inspire incredible loyalty in their followers and subordinates.

Our best and brightest must conceive of themselves as stewards of our society and confront the critical challenges of our time. It's the best bet for our society, for entrepreneurs, and for the investors who believe in them.

A deep concern of mine is that leaders in the technology sector have not developed a culture that insists upon courage, honor, duty, and humility - what we might call a culture of virtue.

A true leader must strive towards a grand vision of human progress, but remember that the minor details of her everyday life really matter to those who look up to her as a role model.

The only way to create prosperity is to do more with less. In economic terms, an increase in productivity is an increase in the amount or quality of output generated for each unit of input. Jobs do not make society wealthier - productivity does.

Creating a billion-dollar company is hard, but being a truly great leader is even harder.

Private equity investors are an integral part of the economy and should be celebrated for making our country wealthier.