I think before Twitter people didn't think that way, not in any sort of meaningful or specific way, so what I'm trying to say, if we're trying a bunch of stuff, a lot of cool and great social stuff, a lot of platform stuff, then some of it will stick, and some of it will be junked over. Some of it will be just like the cell phone, you can't imagine not having it.

In any leadership position, you're always going to be disappointing somebody.

If people are passionate about your product, whether it's because they're hating or loving it, those are both good scenarios.

I started out as an artist, and I continue to think of myself as an artist first, and a technologist and entrepreneur after that.

I think of Twitter as a messaging system that you didn't know you needed until you had it. Think about when cell phones first started coming out. People said, "Why would I carry my phone around?" And now you'll drive back to your house thirty miles if you forget your cell phone.

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.

Have confidence in your ideas before they even exist.