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title: "2 Glass Quotes By Jim McKelvey"
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> [It's hard to shape glass. It took me years of practice, and as a result, I've never gotten bored with it. It's difficult. Every time I come into the studio, I've got some sort of new challenge. And something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/it-s-hard-to-shape-glass-it-took-me-years-of-practice-and-as-a-result/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b6/jim-mckelvey-28920_better_it-s-hard-to-shape-glass-it-took-me-year_1961415.jpg)

> [Glass really rewards risk. A lot of times with glass, you're just waiting for the piece to cool down or for some temperature to adjust, and there's split seconds where you've got a fraction of a second where you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/glass-really-rewards-risk-a-lot-of-times-with-glass-you-re-just/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/jim-mckelvey-28920_adjust_glass-really-rewards-risk-a-lot-of-times_2726524.jpg)

## More by Jim McKelvey

> [In December 1989, my mother died very suddenly, and that sparked a re-evaluation of what I was doing, and I realized I was mediocre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/in-december-1989-my-mother-died-very-suddenly-and-that-sparked-a-re/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [It's obvious that St. Louis has certain advantages compared to other cities: namely, a concentration of financial services.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/it-s-obvious-that-st-louis-has-certain-advantages-compared-to-other/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [I'm not particularly good at running things when once they get to a certain level. Once it gets routine, get me out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/i-m-not-particularly-good-at-running-things-when-once-they-get-to-a/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [Personally, I don't want to do a lot of angel deals in a year. I get approached a lot. I'm becoming less and less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/personally-i-don-t-want-to-do-a-lot-of-angel-deals-in-a-year-i-get/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [I am absolutely confident that St. Louis can attract major players in technology and make the companies that are here blossom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/i-am-absolutely-confident-that-st-louis-can-attract-major-players-in/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [We tend to believe that things are impossible that are very possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/we-tend-to-believe-that-things-are-impossible-that-are-very-possible/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [I don't run any of my companies. I always partner with somebody who wants to operate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/i-don-t-run-any-of-my-companies-i-always-partner-with-somebody-who/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [If you can't be persuasive to get people to believe your crazy idea, you can just go ahead and build it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/if-you-can-t-be-persuasive-to-get-people-to-believe-your-crazy-idea/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [This entrepreneurial energy that we have in the Midwest doesn't have to go out to the coasts to get fed and watered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/this-entrepreneurial-energy-that-we-have-in-the-midwest-doesn-t-have/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [When my son was born, I decided I wasn't really into working 12 hours a day. That slowed me down a little bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/when-my-son-was-born-i-decided-i-wasn-t-really-into-working-12-hours/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [St. Louis is a customer- and partner-rich environment for any financial tech startup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/st-louis-is-a-customer-and-partner-rich-environment-for-any-financial/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [It's hard to shape glass. It took me years of practice, and as a result, I've never gotten bored with it. It's difficult. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/it-s-hard-to-shape-glass-it-took-me-years-of-practice-and-as-a-result/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [People who solve problems are happier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/people-who-solve-problems-are-happier/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [I've been totally replaced by people who are superior. I was doing, like, 15 different things. It's very gratifying to watch your job done better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/i-ve-been-totally-replaced-by-people-who-are-superior-i-was-doing/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

> [Art is what can't be proven mathematically, right, it's where science ends. It's the part that makes you feel good, but you don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mckelvey/art-is-what-can-t-be-proven-mathematically-right-it-s-where-science/)

[Jim McKelvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mckelvey/)

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