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title: "2 Innovative Things Quotes By Drew Houston"
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> [A lot of times it's an asset to not know everything about everything... A lot of really great, innovative things have happened when people just didn't know it wasn't supposed to be possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/a-lot-of-times-it-s-an-asset-to-not-know-everything-about-everything/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/drew-houston-14131_assets_a-lot-of-times-it-s-an-asset-to-not-know_2584352.jpg)

> [A lot of really great, innovative things have happened when people just didn't know it wasn't supposed to be possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/a-lot-of-really-great-innovative-things-have-happened-when-people/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

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## More by Drew Houston

> [The only way to learn on a zero dollar budget is to talk to people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/the-only-way-to-learn-on-a-zero-dollar-budget-is-to-talk-to-people/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [You become the average of the five people you hang out with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/you-become-the-average-of-the-five-people-you-hang-out-with/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [You must maximize the probability that someone shows up at front door of your store or website and ends up with a solved problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/you-must-maximize-the-probability-that-someone-shows-up-at-front-door/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [Even if it doesn't work out, the experience is so valuable to so many employers that your worst case scenario is, 'Ok, so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/even-if-it-doesn-t-work-out-the-experience-is-so-valuable-to-so-many/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [If you're going to go to the moon, you don't shoot the rocket right at the moon. You have to go at it obliquely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/if-you-re-going-to-go-to-the-moon-you-don-t-shoot-the-rocket-right-at/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [The happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with solving an important problem, something that matters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/the-happiest-and-most-successful-people-i-know-don-t-just-love-what/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/don-t-worry-about-failure-you-only-have-to-be-right-once/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [No one is born a CEO, but no one tells you that. The magazine stories make it sound like Mark Zuckerberg woke up one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/no-one-is-born-a-ceo-but-no-one-tells-you-that-the-magazine-stories/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [Learn early, learn often.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/learn-early-learn-often/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [One of the great things about moving to Silicon Valley is that you're surrounded by all these people who've done it before. This place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/one-of-the-great-things-about-moving-to-silicon-valley-is-that-you-re/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [Where you live matters: there's only one MIT. And there's only one Hollywood and only one Silicon Valley. This isn't a coincidence: for whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/where-you-live-matters-there-s-only-one-mit-and-there-s-only-one/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [Dropbox is my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/dropbox-is-my-life/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [When you’re in school, every little mistake is a permanent crack in your windshield. But in the real world, if you’re not swerving around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/when-you-re-in-school-every-little-mistake-is-a-permanent-crack-in/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [When I think about it, the happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with solving something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/when-i-think-about-it-the-happiest-and-most-successful-people-i-know/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

> [If you have a dream, you can spend a lifetime studying, planning, and getting ready for it. What you should be doing is getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-houston/if-you-have-a-dream-you-can-spend-a-lifetime-studying-planning-and/)

[Drew Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-houston/)

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