Accounts Quote by Paul Graham

“I'm not saying there's no such thing as genius. But if you're trying to choose between two theories and one gives you an excuse…

— Paul Graham

“This is a good plan for life in general. If you have two choices, choose the harder. If you're trying to decide whether to…

— Paul Graham

“When I was a kid I was constantly being told to look at things from someone else’s point of view. What this always meant…

— Paul Graham

You know your business model is broken when you're suing your customers.

— Paul Graham

“Hackers are unruly. That is the essence of hacking. And it is also the essence of Americanness. It is no accident that Silicon Valley…

— Paul Graham

“We often like to think of World War II as a triumph of freedom over totalitarianism. We conveniently forget that the Soviet Union was…

— Paul Graham

It's hard to say exactly what it is about face-to-face contact that makes deals happen, but whatever it is, it hasn't yet been duplicated…

— Paul Graham

One startup I dream of funding is the one that kills the record companies.

— Paul Graham

“It’s easier to get people to fight for an idea. And whichever side wins, their ideas will also be considered to have triumphed, as…

— Paul Graham

“Could civil liberties really be a cause, rather than just an effect? I think so. I think a society in which people can do…

— Paul Graham

“A great programmer, on a roll, could create a million dollars worth of wealth in a couple weeks. A mediocre programmer over the same…

— Paul Graham

I get a lot of criticism for telling founders to focus first on making something great, instead of worrying about how to make money.…

— Paul Graham