Roelof Quotes & Sayings

Today's Oak tree are tomorrows Nut that stood his ground. — Roelof Beukes

Worry is half impatience and half ignorance. — Austin O'Malley

Daniel observed her from afar, and tried in vain to conceal the hunger in his eyes. She showed none of the disdain against the Indians that he had encountered from whites back east. Aimee was genuinely warm and friendly with these people who were like family to him. She obviously loved children. She played games with the younger ones, and each time she held Elk Runner's infant in her arms, a new wave of desire spread through him. He tried not to think about what it would be like to see her holding a child, their child, in her arms. That could never happen. His white mother had died in this wilderness, giving birth to him. No matter how she dressed, or her abilities on the trail, Aimee was still a white woman. Like a beautiful spring flower, she would wither and die in these mountains. Neither lasted long in this harsh environment. — Peggy L. Henderson

It was amazing how these events lost their impact, translated through the flat gaze of a video screen. — Robert Charles Wilson

The SEALs place a premium on brute strength, but there's an even bigger premium on speed. That's speed through the water, speed over the ground, and speed of thought. There's no prizes for gleaming a set of well-oiled muscles in Coronado. Bulk just makes you slow, especially in soft sand, and that's what we had to tackle every day of our lives, mile after mile. — Marcus Luttrell

You don't want to be the site that people should use. You want to be the site they can't stop using. — Roelof Botha

When I am tanned and in shape I feel confident about my appearance. — Peter Andre

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work. — Roelof Botha

It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions. — Roelof Botha

Great wrongs have been done you, but the past is dust. The future may yet be won .. — George R R Martin

I think of myself as just another consumer. — Roelof Botha

Social enables word of mouth at an unprecedented scale. Its most powerful effect, through reviews and recommendations, is to put product quality and value for money as the key to success in commerce. Social brings a level of transparency that prevents marketers from advertising their way to success without underlying product quality. — Roelof Botha

I am sure innovation will blossom around the world, given that the Internet and mobile platforms enable innovators anywhere in the world to reach a global market with ease. — Roelof Botha

Israel has incredible entrepreneurial spirit and a deep bench of technology talent. — Roelof Botha

If you are in Mountain View, you don't resonate with the needs of urban dwellers. Tumblr couldn't have emerged in Sunnyvale. — Roelof Botha

At Sequoia, we have opened offices in China and India, and we have made a handful of investments in Latin America/Brazil. — Roelof Botha

You have to put yourself in a position to be lucky. — Roelof Botha

People ask me what I am politically and I've previously offered this equation: I became a conservative by being around liberals. And I became a libertarian after being around conservatives. — Greg Gutfeld

Founders should think of their company as a product and build it and shape it with the same passion and care. — Roelof Botha

The trouble with life is that there are so many beautiful women and so little time. — John Barrymore

I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology company. I'd no idea what venture capital was. — Roelof Botha