The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— E. Roosevelt (via davesingh)
The problem with the Internet startup craze isn’t that too many people are starting companies; it’s that too many people aren’t sticking with it. That’s somewhat understandable, because there are many moments that are filled with despair and agony, when you have to fire people and cancel things and deal with very difficult situations. That’s when you find out who you are and what your values are. “So when these people sell out, even though they get fabulously rich, they’re gypping themselves out of one of the potentially most rewarding experiences of their unfolding lives. Without it, they may never know their values or how to keep their newfound wealth in perspective.
— Steve Jobs in a Fortune interview, January 24, 2000. One of 200 powerful, inspirational, insightful quotes in I, Steve: Steve Jobs in His Own Words (via curiositycounts)
We now live in a world where information is potentially unlimited. Information is cheap, but meaning is expensive. Where is the meaning? Only human beings can tell you where it is. We’re extracting meaning from our minds and our own lives.
— Fantastic interview with inventor and philosopher George Dyson (via curiositycounts)
