Siying

“And those who urge entrepreneurs to never give up? Charlatans. Sometimes you have to give up. Sometimes knowing when to give up, when to try something else, is genius. Giving up doesn’t mean stopping. Don’t ever stop. Luck plays a big role. Yes, I’d like to publicly acknowledge the power of luck. Athletes get lucky, poets get lucky, businesses get lucky. Hard work is critical, a good team is essential, brains and determination are invaluable, but luck may decide the outcome. Some people might not call it luck. They might call it Tao, or Logos, or Jñāna, or Dharma. Or Spirit. Or God. Put”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog

“tackling real-world tasks requires being comfortable with chance, trading off time with accuracy, and using approximations. As”
― Brian Christian, Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

“confidence was cash. You had to have some to get some. And people were loath to give it to you.”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

“You are remembered, he said, prophetically, for the rules you break. I”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog