Quotes About Success

Breaking down barriers is tough. Many companies make the mistake of dismissing diversity early on, only to realize later how foundational it is to their success or failure.

A lot of guys think you're almost supposed to just get stuff but you've got to put in the work, you've got to lay the foundations.

Even though I had accomplished something astronomical, I looked to my friends who had founded Dropbox and Airbnb, and thought, 'I could've done better.'

I was very happy in Wipro; happier in Mindtree because I founded and took it public.

Whether you're a founder, a leader, or an individual contributor, building a strong team is critical to your success.

If you ask a founder how their company is doing, they always say, 'Oh it's great. We're totally crushing it,' and that's almost never true.

There is very little diversity among founders in the Unicorn Club.

I said, 'Who said African American founders can't build a billion dollar company?'

Founders are supposed to be not at all interested in selling. But there is a price at which a founder can't help being interested.

I tell founders all the time, 99.9 percent chance of failure.

Smart founders are going anywhere to find talent.

We do think founders should be treated like athletes, going for gold really hard.

One of the founding tenets of racism: a society that will never allow white people to think that because they are white, they won't succeed.

I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot.

We have more corporations in Florida than the next four states combined. Why is that? Because it's easy.

My first film, 'Ishaqzaade,' did well, and I got four damn good films because of it.

The Final Four is what we play for. That's what we're trying to do. That's what's important.

It's very hard for most players to be at the top in a four-year cycle.

If you're famous for being famous, that's usually a four-year career.

But I did make some money doing commercials. I did fourteen in one year.

I come from a very close class. I lucked out because drama schools are often very competitive... I have fourteen classmates.

The thing is, all the time I press my radio button, it is broadcast, and sometimes it sounds a bit arrogant - especially the 'I'm not here to finish fourth' - and that is just what comes up in my mind.

When you taste first place, if you then go and finish fourth, you will be disappointed.

Of course I want to be on the floor in the fourth.