Bill Gurley > Quotes

“Knowing someone has read dozens of books about a topic immediately establishes a new level of credibility and differentiation in a conversation. Knowledge opens doors. It gives you an exponential advantage over a peer who hasn’t done their homework. In job interviews”
― Bill Gurley, Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love

“The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win, a quote attributed to the legendary college basketball Bobby Knight”
― Bill Gurley, Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love

“Everyone is capable of both deep interest and boredom. Move toward what interests you and away from what bores you.”
― Bill Gurley, Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love

“In 1978, the great Willie Nelson sang a warning: Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys / Don’t let ’em pick guitars and drive them old trucks. / Make ’em be doctors and lawyers and such. People heeded the advice. In some communities, the pressure to pursue a narrow set of idealized jobs—the doctors and lawyers and such—became intense.”
― Bill Gurley, Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love

“Life isn’t about finding yourself”
― Bill Gurley, Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love