The developing world can just do things that are extensive or horizontal, that basically copy. The developed world needs to do things… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
We need more pessimism that the future might be a lot worse, and we need more optimism that the future might be… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
We cannot take for granted that the future will be better, and that means we need to work to create it today. — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
In the U.S., we fundamentally need to do new things, which I think is harder for the government to do. And moreover,… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
You'll attract the employees you need if you can explain why your mission is compelling: not why it's important in general, but… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
There are quite a lot of people who think my aspirations are not possible. That's a good thing. We don't need to… — 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
