414 Quotes by Sam Altman
"1 of the hardest parts about being a founder, is that there are a 100 important things competing for your attention each day."
"Whether or not money can buy happiness, it can buy freedom, and that's a big deal. Also, lack of money is very stressful."
"Aim to be the best in the world at whatever you do professionally. Even if you miss, you'll probably end up in a pretty good place."
"You have to let your team get all the credit for all the good stuff that happens, and you take responsibility for the bad stuff."
"Execution gets divided into two key questions: 1) can you figure out what to do and 2) can you get it done."
"Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious."
"You also want to fire people who a) create office politics, and b) who are persistently negative."
"There's no way I know, to get through the pain of a startup without belief that the mission really matters."