“Believe that if you make courageous choices, and bet on yourself, then you will have an impact.” IfsBelieveChoicesImpactCourageousCourageous Choices Author:Dick Costolo
“Don't always worry about what your next line is supposed to be. There is no script. Live your life. Be in this moment.” MomentsLife IsNextLinesWorryScriptsSupposed To BeLive Your Life Author:Dick Costolo
“That’s just silly. Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish.” IssuesFoolishSillyReactionsClosingGlobal Business Author:Dick Costolo
“The Internet destroyed most of the barriers to publication. The cost of being a publisher dropped to almost zero with two interesting immediate results: anybody can publish, and more importantly, you can publish whatever you want.” WantTwoFunnyInterestingResultsInternetCostDestroyedThoughtfulBarriersZeroPublishersPublishPublicationBloggingBloggersAlmost Zero Author:Dick Costolo
“The key is to just get on the bike, and the key to getting on the bike… is to stop thinking about ‘there are a bunch of reasons I might fall off’ and just hop on and peddle the damned thing. You can pick up a map, a tire pump, and better footwear along the way.” ThinkingWayReasonMightFallKeysPicksEntrepreneurBunchHopsMapsBikeTirePumpsFootwear Author:Dick Costolo
“When I was your age, we didn't have the Internet in our pants. We didn't even have the Internet not in our pants. That's how bad it was. I know I sound like my grandfather right now. We didn't have teeth! There were no questions marks, we just had words! What was I talking about? The Internet...Not only can you not plan the impact you're going to have, you often won't recognize it when you're having it.” KnowsAgeSoundTalkingPlansInternetRight NowMarkImpactTeethPantsGrandfatherMy GrandfatherQuestion Mark Author:Dick Costolo
“As you get ready to walk out under the bright lights of the improvisational stage of the rest of your life... be bold. Don't always worry about what your next line is going to be.” LightLife IsNextLinesWalksWorryStageReadyRest Of Your LifeBright Lights Author:Dick Costolo
“Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement.” StandardsRaisesBarsMeasurementRaising The Bar Author:Dick Costolo
“I realized in all the cases where I was happy with the decision I made, there were two common threads: Surround myself with the smartest people who challenge you to think about things in new ways, and do something you are not ready to do so you can learn the most.” PeopleThinkingWayMadeTwoChallengesDecisionCommonCasesReadyI RealizedSurroundThreadNew WaysNot ReadyCommon Threads Author:Marissa Mayer