--- title: "Best Paul Graham Sayings" description: "English-American programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist. Browse 94 Paul Graham quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-graham-73943.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-graham-73943.jpg) # Paul Graham (1964) Programmer **94** quotes in **313** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Paul Graham is a programmer, best known for *Introduction to Political Theory*. ## Quick Facts About Paul Graham Born November 13, 1964 Profession Programmer Notable works Introduction to Political Theory ## About Paul Graham English-American programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist. ## Quotes by Paul Graham · Page 3 > [“Being strong-willed is not enough, however. You also have to be hard on yourself. Someone who was strong-willed but self-indulgent would not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/being-strong-willed-is-not-enough-however-you-also-have-to-be-hard-on/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Determination](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/determination/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/380/paul-graham-7010_determination_being-strong-willed-is-not-enough-howeve_1907394.jpg) > [“The government spying on people doesn’t literally make programmers write worse code. It just leads eventually to a world in which bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/the-government-spying-on-people-doesn-t-literally-make-programmers/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Bad idea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-idea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/paul-graham-7010_bad-idea_the-government-spying-on-people-doesn-t_1290685.jpg) > [“If I had a choice of living in a society where I was materially much better off than I am now, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/if-i-had-a-choice-of-living-in-a-society-where-i-was-materially-much/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Immoral](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/immoral/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/254/paul-graham-7010_poverty_if-i-had-a-choice-of-living-in-a-society_2169479.jpg) > [“Intellectual curiosity was not one of the motives on the FBI’s list. Indeed, the whole concept seemed foreign to them. Those in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/intellectual-curiosity-was-not-one-of-the-motives-on-the-fbi-s-list/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Cybersecurity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cybersecurity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/paul-graham-7010_cybersecurity_intellectual-curiosity-was-not-one-of-th_1246273.jpg) > [“To launch a taboo, a group has to be poised halfway between weakness and power. A confident group doesn’t need taboos to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/to-launch-a-taboo-a-group-has-to-be-poised-halfway-between-weakness/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Taboo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taboo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/paul-graham-7010_quote_to-launch-a-taboo-a-group-has-to-be-pois_1253568.jpg) > [If you imagine someone with 100 percent determination and 100 percent intelligence, you can discard a lot of intelligence before they stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/if-you-imagine-someone-with-100-percent-determination-and-100-percent/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Before](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/before/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/paul-graham-7010_before_if-you-imagine-someone-with-100-percent_2476772.jpg) > [“There are plenty of other ways to get money, including chance, speculation, marriage, inheritance, theft, extortion, fraud, monopoly, graft, lobbying, counterfeiting, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/there-are-plenty-of-other-ways-to-get-money-including-chance/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Corruption](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/corruption/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/paul-graham-7010_corruption_there-are-plenty-of-other-ways-to-get-mo_2951683.jpg) > [“In almost any group of people you’ll find hierarchy. When groups of adults form in the real world, it’s generally for some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/in-almost-any-group-of-people-you-ll-find-hierarchy-when-groups-of/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Common purpose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-purpose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/paul-graham-7010_common-purpose_in-almost-any-group-of-people-you-ll-fin_1878383.jpg) > [“You might find contradictory taboos. In one culture it might seem shocking to think x, while in another it was shocking not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/you-might-find-contradictory-taboos-in-one-culture-it-might-seem/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Shocking Think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shocking-think-1047274/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/paul-graham-7010_shocking-think_you-might-find-contradictory-taboos-in-o_2337038.jpg) > [“Let's start with a test: Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/let-s-start-with-a-test-do-you-have-any-opinions-that-you-would-be/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/666/paul-graham-7010_quote_let-s-start-with-a-test-do-you-have-any_748978.jpg) > [“At every period of history, people have believed things that were just ridiculous, and believed them so strongly that you risked ostracism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/at-every-period-of-history-people-have-believed-things-that-were-just/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Beliefs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beliefs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b3/paul-graham-7010_beliefs_at-every-period-of-history-people-have-b_3107329.jpg) > [“The people most likely to grasp that wealth can be created are the ones who are good at making things, the craftsmen.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/the-people-most-likely-to-grasp-that-wealth-can-be-created-are-the/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Computer programmers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer-programmers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b5/paul-graham-7010_computer-programmers_the-people-most-likely-to-grasp-that-wea_740394.jpg) > [“Users are a double-edged sword. They can help you improve your language, but they can also deter you from improving. So choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/users-are-a-double-edged-sword-they-can-help-you-improve-your/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Irony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irony/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/paul-graham-7010_irony_users-are-a-double-edged-sword-they-can_2594386.jpg) > [“There is all the more reason for startups to write Web-based software now, because writing desktop software has become a lot less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/there-is-all-the-more-reason-for-startups-to-write-web-based-software/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Entrepreneurship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entrepreneurship/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bca/paul-graham-7010_entrepreneurship_there-is-all-the-more-reason-for-startup_1680177.jpg) ## Paul Graham by topic [Technology (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/technology/paul-graham/) [Programming (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/programming/paul-graham/) [Money (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/money/paul-graham/) [Entrepreneurship (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entrepreneurship/paul-graham/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/#itemlist", "name": "Paul Graham Quotes", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Being strong-willed is not enough, however. 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As far as I can tell it isn't.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Graham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/at-every-period-of-history-people-have-believed-things-that-were-just/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b3/paul-graham-7010_beliefs_at-every-period-of-history-people-have-b_3107329.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b3/paul-graham-7010_beliefs_at-every-period-of-history-people-have-b_3107329.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b3/paul-graham-7010_beliefs_at-every-period-of-history-people-have-b_3107329.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At every period of history, people have believed things that were just ridiculous, and believed them so…” — Paul Graham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The people most likely to grasp that wealth can be created are the ones who are good at making things, the craftsmen. 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