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> [Don't let people who you may respect and who you believe know what they're talking about, don't let them tell you it can't be done because often they will tell you it can't be done, and it's just because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/don-t-let-people-who-you-may-respect-and-who-you-believe-know-what/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

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## More by Pierre Omidyar

> [eBay's business is based on enabling someone to do business with another person, and to do that, they first have to develop some measure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/ebay-s-business-is-based-on-enabling-someone-to-do-business-with/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [I built a system simple enough to sustain itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/i-built-a-system-simple-enough-to-sustain-itself/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [If you give people the opportunity to do the right thing, you'll rarely be disappointed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/if-you-give-people-the-opportunity-to-do-the-right-thing-you-ll/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [When you don't know what to expect, prepare for the unexpected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/when-you-don-t-know-what-to-expect-prepare-for-the-unexpected/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [A well-functioning microfinance bank can actually be a profitable business as well. So it became a perfect proof point that, through business, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/a-well-functioning-microfinance-bank-can-actually-be-a-profitable/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [You should pursue your passion. If you're passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you'll be successful. If you start a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/you-should-pursue-your-passion-if-you-re-passionate-about-something/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [In terms of my belief that one individual can make a difference - that belief comes from my parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/in-terms-of-my-belief-that-one-individual-can-make-a-difference-that/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [Microloans enable the poor to lift themselves out of poverty through entrepreneurship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/microloans-enable-the-poor-to-lift-themselves-out-of-poverty-through/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [You have to really believe in what you're doing, be passionate enough about it so that you will put in the hours and hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/you-have-to-really-believe-in-what-you-re-doing-be-passionate-enough/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [People were doing business with one another through the Internet already, through bulletin boards. But on the Web, we could make it interactive, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/people-were-doing-business-with-one-another-through-the-internet/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [I was raised with the notion that you can do pretty much do anything you want. I always kind of just went ahead and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/i-was-raised-with-the-notion-that-you-can-do-pretty-much-do-anything/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/everyone-is-born-equally-capable-but-lacks-equal-opportunity/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [You should pursue your passion. If you're passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/you-should-pursue-your-passion-if-you-re-passionate-about-something-2/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [Technologists come at a problem from the point of view that the system is working a certain way, and if I engage in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/technologists-come-at-a-problem-from-the-point-of-view-that-the/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

> [I developed an interest in supporting independent journalists in a way that leverages their work to the greatest extent possible, all in support of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-omidyar/i-developed-an-interest-in-supporting-independent-journalists-in-a/)

[Pierre Omidyar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-omidyar/)

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