Steve Blank Quotes
Unless you have tested the assumptions in your business model first, outside the building, your business plan is just creative writing.

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Working as a musician, I have to constantly generate new material, so school keeps me sharp. Reading and writing all the time helps me to be a better songwriter.
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I think pregnancy, like life, is what you make it. I received a good hand. I'm thankful and blessed and so peaceful and can't wait to welcome my son.
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This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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Your subconscious's goal is to recreate unresolved childhood issues and then hopefully mend them.
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I don't trust Santa Barbara as far as I can spit. I am afraid that if I went back there, it's possible that I could be run through their system, their judicial system, and wind up in some county jail where I could be killed and I'm not gonna take that chance.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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But since I am in the music industry, I don't want anyone to download music, not on September 9th.
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I've been a ballerina since I was two, but I've always wanted to be an actress.
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A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.
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I am a big fan of movies that don't take themselves too seriously. You know you won't change the world, but have fun. Movies like 'Butch Cassidy' I enjoyed tremendously, but it didn't alter my opinion of the world.
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I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.
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My idea of artistry has always been 'try everything until you find out what works.'
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I would have to be able to come and go as I please. I could not sit in some office.
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If you're retired, it's a blessing. You know, if you want to keep working and doing what you want to do, it's not a blessing as all - it's a curse.
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Making movies is really hard. It's the hardest thing I've ever done.
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Politics isn't only about government. Politics is about the people.
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We need to recognize the opportunity that green jobs present to Florida and to the economy.
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Less emphasis on inventories, I think, may tend to dampen business cycles, because business cycles are typically in the grasp of inventory cycles and heavy industry cycles.
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The 'Billy On The Street' persona is truly inspired by who I was as a child - obviously not having an adult perspective on the world.
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Writing a novel is a huge adventure; when it's going well it's more fun than fun. When it stutters to a halt put it aside. Go for a swim, go for a walk, take a week off. Don't panic or be afraid; you and your characters are in it together. Trust them to come to your rescue.
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The average session takes about one to two hours. It's totally amazing because when a person breathes, they go through one stage of relaxation after another, and every stage releases tension.
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Unless you have tested the assumptions in your business model first, outside the building, your business plan is just creative writing.