“any business that’s in business to sell you a cure is motivated not to focus on prevention” — Derek Sivers Business Copy Share Image
If you want to be useful, you can always start now. It will be a humble prototype of your grand vision, but… — Derek Sivers Dreams Copy Share Image
How you do anything is how you do everything. Your "character" or "nature" just refers to how you handle all the day-to-day… — Derek Sivers Character Copy Share Image
The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20. The most brilliant idea takes great execution to be worth $20,000,000. — Derek Sivers Brilliant Copy Share Image
Most people don't know what they're talking about. They move their mouth and say things because they don't want to admit they… — Derek Sivers Assuming Copy Share Image
“If you think your life's purpose needs to hit you like a lightning bolt, you'll overlook the little day-to-day things that fascinate… — Derek Sivers Life Copy Share Image
For years, I'd say yes to almost everything, trying to be nice and generous. Feeling obliged to be of service to the… — Derek Sivers Being nice Copy Share Image
If anybody ever called our number, it would be picked up in less than 2 rings with a friendly voice answering, "CD… — Derek Sivers Baby Copy Share Image
Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently promoting what’s not working. — Derek Sivers Funny Copy Share Image
You're free to do anything you want with your company. It's more like art. You don't have to follow any norms. It's… — Derek Sivers Art Copy Share Image
“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of… — Derek Sivers Add Copy Share Image
There are plenty of millionaires who would pay millions to hang a Van Gogh painting on the wall, but hardly one that… — Derek Sivers About Copy Share Image
The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the… — Derek Sivers Bases Copy Share Image
The single most important thing is to make people happy. If you are making people happy, as a side effect, they will… — Derek Sivers Customer experience Copy Share Image
You grow (and thrive!) by doing what excites you and what scares you everyday, not by trying to find your passion. — Derek Sivers Everyday Copy Share Image
Programming languages are like girlfriends: The new one is better because *you* are better. — Derek Sivers Girlfriend Copy Share Image
If you really care about starting a movement, have the courage to follow and show others how to follow. And when you… — Derek Sivers Care Copy Share Image
“If you find even the smallest way to make people smile, they’ll remember you more for that smile than for all your… — Derek Sivers Business Copy Share Image
Learning. It's really the primary reason behind everything I do. Programming, entrepreneuring, writing. — Derek Sivers Behinds Copy Share Image
“Most people don't know why they're doing what they're doing. They imitate others, go with the flow, and follow paths without making… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
