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title: "2 Stanford Quotes By Ken Auletta"
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> [Stanford University is so startlingly paradisial, so fragrant and sunny, it's as if you could eat from the trees and live happily forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/stanford-university-is-so-startlingly-paradisial-so-fragrant-and/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/ken-auletta-27794_forever_stanford-university-is-so-startlingly-pa_1380183.png)

> [If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/if-the-ivy-league-was-the-breeding-ground-for-the-elites-of-the/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28f/ken-auletta-27794_breeding_if-the-ivy-league-was-the-breeding-groun_2835658.png)

## Other authors on Stanford

## More by Ken Auletta

> [Without vision, even the most focused passion is a battery without a device.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/without-vision-even-the-most-focused-passion-is-a-battery-without-a/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [Always point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/always-point-your-finger-at-the-chest-of-the-person-with-whom-you-are/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [An important reason Google is usually listed among the world's most trusted brands is that it conveys a sense that the user comes first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/an-important-reason-google-is-usually-listed-among-the-world-s-most/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [Passion without focus can lead you astray.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/passion-without-focus-can-lead-you-astray/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [Zuckerberg had the good sense to know both his own limitations and interests. He wanted an executive who would free him to do what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/zuckerberg-had-the-good-sense-to-know-both-his-own-limitations-and/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [“The state arbitrarily set the mortgage interest rate at 8.5 percent—below the prime rate of 9 or so percent—so banks could make more money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/the-state-arbitrarily-set-the-mortgage-interest-rate-at-8-5-percent/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [The importance of humility. We need the humility to know that truth can be ephemeral, that this can be but one version of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/the-importance-of-humility-we-need-the-humility-to-know-that-truth/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [Stanford University is so startlingly paradisial, so fragrant and sunny, it's as if you could eat from the trees and live happily forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/stanford-university-is-so-startlingly-paradisial-so-fragrant-and/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [There's a bias on hiring the best engineers wherever they come from. It does seem like a lot of the non-engineering execs come from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/there-s-a-bias-on-hiring-the-best-engineers-wherever-they-come-from/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [Poorer people tend to watch more television because they can't afford other diversions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/poorer-people-tend-to-watch-more-television-because-they-can-t-afford/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [Among the enduring truths I keep bumping into when there is the luxury of time to get to know people or institutions, is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/among-the-enduring-truths-i-keep-bumping-into-when-there-is-the/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [The digital revolution is almost as disruptive to the traditional media business as electricity was to the candle business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/the-digital-revolution-is-almost-as-disruptive-to-the-traditional/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [Perhaps the biggest problem in journalism is the cult divide between journalists and corporate owners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/perhaps-the-biggest-problem-in-journalism-is-the-cult-divide-between/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [There are those who believe a liberal or a conservative bias permeates the media. I don't. The operative press bias is one that favors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/there-are-those-who-believe-a-liberal-or-a-conservative-bias/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

> [Objective is the wrong word. Rather, it's fairness. Objectivity is a false God. Instead we should strive for fairness and transparency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-auletta/objective-is-the-wrong-word-rather-it-s-fairness-objectivity-is-a/)

[Ken Auletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-auletta/)

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