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> [“If someone says: That's impossible. You should understand it as: According to my very limited experience and narrow understanding of reality, that's very unlikely”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/if-someone-says-that-s-impossible-you-should-understand-it-as/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

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## More by Paul Buchheit

> [The companies that are the most influential and most successful are the ones that care about impact and the influence they have on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/the-companies-that-are-the-most-influential-and-most-successful-are/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [The intrinsic path to success is to focus on being the person that you are, and put all of your energy and drive into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/the-intrinsic-path-to-success-is-to-focus-on-being-the-person-that/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Until we let go of our mental images of who we are or who we should be, our vision remains clouded by expectation. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/until-we-let-go-of-our-mental-images-of-who-we-are-or-who-we-should/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [If everything you do works, then you're not taking many risks and probably aren't innovating either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/if-everything-you-do-works-then-you-re-not-taking-many-risks-and/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Many people with jobs have a fantasy about all the amazing things they would do if they didn't need to work. In reality, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/many-people-with-jobs-have-a-fantasy-about-all-the-amazing-things/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Pick three key attributes or features, get those things very, very right, and then forget about everything else… By focusing on only a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/pick-three-key-attributes-or-features-get-those-things-very-very/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Google is about information and computers and making things really fast. Facebook is about the sharing and connections. These missions give these companies direction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/google-is-about-information-and-computers-and-making-things-really/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Only my phone number and email are private because I don't want random people calling me. But I like the ability to share everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/only-my-phone-number-and-email-are-private-because-i-don-t-want/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Part of the excitement was just seeing how the world would respond. I kind of like uncertainty to some extent, because it's a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/part-of-the-excitement-was-just-seeing-how-the-world-would-respond-i/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [I like writing code. I like building product. I like making things that people like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/i-like-writing-code-i-like-building-product-i-like-making-things-that/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Start out by making 100 users really happy, rather than a lot more users only a little happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/start-out-by-making-100-users-really-happy-rather-than-a-lot-more/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [“If someone says: That's impossible. You should understand it as: According to my very limited experience and narrow understanding of reality, that's very unlikely”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/if-someone-says-that-s-impossible-you-should-understand-it-as/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Honestly, I was pretty sure AltaVista was going to destroy Google](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/honestly-i-was-pretty-sure-altavista-was-going-to-destroy-google/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Cultures that don't laugh at themselves are cults.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/cultures-that-don-t-laugh-at-themselves-are-cults/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

> [Opportunity is all around us, but we have beliefs and habits that block it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-buchheit/opportunity-is-all-around-us-but-we-have-beliefs-and-habits-that/)

[Paul Buchheit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-buchheit/)

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