Workaholics don't actually accomplish more than nonworkaholics. They may claim to be perfectionists, but that just mean they're wasting time fixating on inconsequential details instead of moving on to the next task.

If you can't figure out how to make money on three billion in revenue, when exactly will the profit magic be found? Ten billion? Fifty billion?

Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities.

You're better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole.

If you're not working on your best idea right now, you're doing it wrong.

It took me some twenty-plus years to really learn how to program.

Nobody is an overnight success. Most overnight successes you see have been working at it for ten years.