Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once.

I actually don't think it matters how early or late you are as long as you hit critical mass.

If you start your own thing, you can learn a lot really fast from doing things wrong.

The hardest-working people don't work hard because they're disciplined. They work hard because working on an exciting problem is fun.

You must maximize the probability that someone shows up at front door of your store or website and ends up with a solved problem.

There are 30,000 days in your life. When I was 24, I realized I’m almost 9,000 days down. There are no warm-ups, no practice rounds, no reset buttons. Your biggest risk isn’t failing, it’s getting too comfortable. Every day we’re writing a few more words of a story. I wanted my story to be an adventure and that’s made all the difference. Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

Where you live matters: there’s only one MIT. And there's only one Hollywood and only one Silicon Valley. This isn't a coincidence: for whatever you're doing, there's usually only one place where the top people go. You should go there. Don’t settle for anywhere else. Meeting my heroes and learning from them gave me a huge advantage. Your heroes are part of your circle too - follow them.