- If anything can go wrong, fix it. To hell with Murphy
- When given a choice, choose both
- Multiple projects lead to multiple successes
- Start at the top, then work your way up
- Do it by the book, but be the author
- When forced to compromise, ask for more
- If you can’t win, change the rules
- If you can’t change the rules, ignore them.
- Perfection is not optional.
- When faced without a challenge, make one.
- “no” simply means begin again at one level higher
- Don’t walk when you can run
- When in doubt: THINK
- Patience is a virtue but persistence to the point of success is a blessing
- The squeaky wheel gets replaced
- The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live
- The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself
- The ratio of something to nothing is infinite
- You get what you incentivize
- If you think it’s impossible, then it is… for you
- An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can’t be done
- The day before something is a breakthrough it’s a crazy idea
- If it were easy, it would have been done already
- Without a target, you will miss every time
- Fail early, fail often, fail forward
- If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it
- The worlds most precious resource is the persistent and passionate human mind
- Bureaucracy is an obstacle to be conquered with persistence, confidence and a bulldozer when necessary
- Find something you would die for, and live for it
Source: Diamandis