R Altman Quotes & Sayings

Do you think we would become a better civilization if we all took acid? TR: Oh, absolutely. I think that LSD is the genie in the bottle of the world. — Mara Altman

The artist and the multitude are natural enemies. They always will be, both ways. The artist is an enemy of the multitude, and the multitude is the enemy of the artist. And when the disguise comes off and they're both standing facing one another, they're just there at odds end. — Robert Altman

The best people know that they should join a rocketship. — Sam Altman

I believe whatever smart, ambitious people are working on will be the trend of the future. I do think that it's worth thinking critically about what the future will be. — Sam Altman

You want to continue to be run by great products, not process for it's own sake. — Sam Altman

Share results (financial and key metrics) with the company every month. — Sam Altman

There are a lot of anachronisms in Washington, but the need to periodically raise the debt limit by Congressional vote is certainly one of them. — Roger Altman

There is a lot of stuff I like. I love backpacking. I love going to an island where I can just sit on the beach and read or scuba dive and sail. I do a lot of that. I still go backpacking around Europe in the summers and staying in hostels. I love that. — Sam Altman

(I)f France's righteous bloviating against war makes them your Dashboard Saint of International Integrity, it's either because you are sand-poundingly ignorant of how the world works or it's because you think France's self-interest is more important than America's. If the former applies to you, read a book. If it's the latter, maybe you should move there along with Alec Baldwin, Robert Altman, and the rest of the crowd who promised to leave a long time ago. But whatever you do, don't call France's position principled, because that just insults us both. — Jonah Goldberg

I think the best thing you can do is be aware that as a first time founder you are likely to be a very bad manager. — Sam Altman

The Jain religion in India teaches that because all life is essentially interrelated and interconnected, all living beings should be considered sacred and be respected. This belief forms the basis of the doctrine of ahimsa, which has been translated into English variously as "reverence for life," "nonviolence," and "dynamic compassion." — Nathaniel Altman

A related advantage of mission oriented ideas, is that you yourself will be dedicated to them. — Sam Altman

Don't let yourself make excuses for not doing the things you want to do. — Sam Altman

Maybe there's a chance to get back to grown-up films. Anything that uses humor and dramatic values to deal with human emotions and gets down to what people are to people. — Robert Altman

I believe in fighting with investors to reduce the amount of equity they get and then being as generous as you possibly can with employees. — Sam Altman

If you look at people who have an iPhone or Android and are under 40 and are dissatisfied with their bank, it's actually quite a large market. — Sam Altman

And you can only have 2 or 3 things everyday, because everything else will just come at you; you know fires in a day. — Sam Altman

Check-ins are cool, but kind of a pain. — Sam Altman

Virgin America flyers tend to be more likely to be using a mobile device and tapping social networks - even at 35,000 feet. — Sam Altman

If you're a chronic procrastinator, I would highly suggest you only focus on one thing. It's much better to finish the year achieving only one goal. Then to set three goals and achieve none because you procrastinated on all of them. — Alex Altman

Each small kindness given or received is evidence that life is worthwhile. — Donald Altman

Why couldn't it have been done 2 years ago, and why will 2 years in the future be too late? — Sam Altman

I'd done "Gosford Park," a film that Julian Fellowes had written that Robert Altman directed. — Maggie Smith

As long as you keep doing the right thing and have the best product, you can beat the bigger company. — Sam Altman

Teddy: Sorry, Kaplan. You're stuck with me. Till death do us part.
Billy: Teddy Altman, did you just propose to me? — Allan Heinberg

You want an idea that not many other people are working on, and it's okay if it doesn't sound big at first. — Sam Altman

I really believe that the single hardest thing in business is building a company that does repeatable innovation ... and just has this ongoing culture of excellence as it grows. — Sam Altman

Robert Altman's 'Nashville' is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining. — Douglas Wood

Chance is another name that we give to our mistakes. And all of the best things in my films are mistakes. — Robert Altman

The most common post YC failure case for the companies we fund, is they're incredibly focussed during YC on their company ... and after they start doing a lot of other things. They advise companies, they go to conferences, whatever. — Sam Altman