I think China thinks information technology is less important than we think it is in the US, economically, and more important politically.… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
I do tend to think that things that have incredibly long time horizons often do involve market failures. — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
Every university…seem[s] to reassure you that ‘it doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you do it well.’ That is completely… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
I think somehow people should be encouraged to think about a very long time horizon and I think this is true for… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
Long-term planning is often undervalued by our indefinite short-term world. — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
Anyone who prefers owning part of your company to being paid in cash reveals a preference for the long term and a… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
Under perfect competition, in the long run no company makes an economic profit. — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
I think markets are often not thinking on a long-time horizon, I think that our government structurally is doing even less so.… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
People don't want to believe that technology is broken. Pharmaceuticals, robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology - all these areas where the progress has been a… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
If you think about basic science or coming up with new theories of mathematics, these are not the kinds of things which are necessarily… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
I think we have a bubble in the US in government bonds, because of the quantitative easing and the negative real interest rates, and… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“Time and decision-making themselves follow a power law, and some moments matter far more than others” — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“Today, we exaggerate the differences between left-liberal egalitarianism and libertarian individualism because almost everyone shares their common indefinite attitude. In philosophy, politics, and business,… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
When you already have $150 billion a year in revenues from the iPhone, it's very hard to come up with any new vertical that… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“CREATIVE MONOPOLY means new products that benefit everybody and sustainable profits for the creator. Competition means no profits for anybody, no meaningful differentiation, and… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“we have given up our sense of wonder at secrets left to be discovered.” — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“Today our society is permeated by the twin ideas that death is both inevitable and random.” — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“if your company can be summed up by its opposition to already existing firms, it can’t be completely new and it’s probably not going… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“Is a lukewarm attitude to one’s work a sign of mental health? Is a merely professional attitude the only sane approach?” — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“If you’ve invented something new but you haven’t invented an effective way to sell it, you have a bad business—no matter how good the… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
![“Every university…seem[s] to reassure you that ‘it doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you do it well.’ That is completely false. It does matter what you do. You should focus relentlessly at something you’re good at doing, but before that you must think hard about whether it will be valuable in…” quote by Peter Thiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ce/peter-thiel-1311_doe_every-university-seem-s-to-reassure-you_883942.jpg)
