Max Levchin Quotes
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There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
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The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
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U.S. foreign policy is Manichaean. It's like a Hollywood movie. You have to know who has the white hat and who has the black hat and then go against the black hat.
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Serena and I have done some great career planning, and we're playing really at the peak of our tennis right now. I think tennis has been a sport where people play this insane schedule from 14 years old, so of course at 26, it's over. We've really paced ourselves.
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It's a trifle hard to surprise yourself with a story you've written.
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I'm learning as I go. I don't know everything. I never had anybody to look at, nobody ever taught me, and where I'm from I didn't have any famous role models.
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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
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The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.
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I'll eat one cookie, not a whole box of cookies. But I'll still eat the one cookie... sometimes two, or even three. But not the whole box.
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I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.
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I don't work out but generally I am fit, which is why I don't work out.
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Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'
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One thing I detest most about the financial press is the lack of accountability. All sorts of nonsense is said without penalty.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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Most superhero characters we see these days are from foreign countries. I would like to play a superhero that shows off Korean power.
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I paint. I still do it every day. I never neglected it. It's a gift. It's almost like religion for me. It's the quickest way for me to become still.
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If you have confidence you have patience. Confidence, that is everything.
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Sometimes I will make CliffsNotes of my CliffsNotes.
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The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.
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I know that when you are experiencing failure, it's pretty damn painful. It is easy in retrospect to wax poetic about it. But in the moment, you don't think you will survive, let alone have the time to reflect on how valuable those lessons will be for you in the future.
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For me, the costume is very important. More the feel of it than the look of it. I take it more from the inside. So if I wear something that's heavy, it will affect my character. Is it very tight, and do I feel almost imprisoned, or is it very comfortable? It's the feeling of the costume that tells me where to go with the character.
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People should have an escape valve for their money, their assets. If you have substantial financial assets, the government is going to confiscate the purchasing power of those assets and spend it.
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I'm trying to build something where people will go every day.
