Fred Wilson Quotes
There are so many startups out there raising money. I don't think this is a bad thing. It's a good thing. Entrepreneurship is in vogue. Innovators are innovating. Makers are making.
Quotes to Explore
-
I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
-
We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
-
I am not honest.
-
What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.
-
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
-
When I was a child, I'd see a movie, I took it for what it was, I enjoyed it. And if I believed it I would tend to be more interested in knowing more about it.
-
My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
-
I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.
-
The notion that female initiative is useless because men know what they want is particularly odd - most people don't even know what they want for dinner.
-
The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
-
Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.
-
With a popular show, you know that there's expectations there, so that's a little nerve-wracking when you're new and you're just trying to find your legs on something, but it's exciting, too, because that's what we work so hard for.
-
Cyndi Lauper is really good at talking to you about normal things. It's strange to be in the presence of a big celebrity like that. You want to make these connections and say things related to being a fan. It's not as interesting for them. She's amazing at making small talk without it seeming small.
-
My company invents all kinds of new technology in lots of different areas. And we do that for a couple of reasons. We invent for fun - invention is a lot of fun to do - and we also invent for profit. The two are related because the profit actually takes long enough that if it isn't fun, you wouldn't have the time to do it.
-
Families are families. We've all got them, more or less, and we all know what it's like to be bullied by another generation.
-
VR is going to become something mainstream, but it's not going to happen right away. You just don't have the horsepower to make it happen on a device, much less a cheap enough and comfortable enough device that a normal consumer is going to want to have.
-
After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.
-
I am not antigovernment. I would not run a campaign against government.
-
To own the dominant, or only, newspaper in a mid-sized American city was, for many decades, a kind of license to print money. In the Internet age, however, no one has figured out how to rescue the newspaper in the United States or abroad.
-
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. We don't know the meaning of all things, but we know God loves His children! And because He loves us, He will never desert us.
-
The Lone Ranger is going to be one of those iconic characters that never rides off into the sunset. We need heroes like him - an underdog who fights the good fight, doesn't kill, and has some serious mojo when the chips are down.
-
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
-
I would say if you do have ambitions, don't just wait around. Go out and make yourself as well-qualified as possible so you can take that rare opportunity when it comes along.
-
There are so many startups out there raising money. I don't think this is a bad thing. It's a good thing. Entrepreneurship is in vogue. Innovators are innovating. Makers are making.
