Thomas McGuane Quotes

Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out.

I'm kind of getting more excited about developing my own stuff, or getting involved early in projects and doing my best to make things that I care about happen.

Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Australia so much.

I don't study; I create.

Part of me is very entrepreneurial.

Believe in individual initiatives, in courage, in risk.

I'd like to see the word 'entrepreneur' knocked off its pedestal. Being 'entrepreneurial' is something I look for not only in founders to invest in, but also employees to hire.

I've always been an entrepreneur, but it's never been about the money. I like a challenge, the harder the better.

I was just taught very early that if I didn't solve problems, I was headed for a very dark path. Problems were everywhere. Now, even if there are no problems, I look for problems. I'm like, 'You know what? I don't like the way this spoon works. I want to design a new spoon.'

The entrepreneurial instinct is in you. You can't learn it, you can't buy it, you can't put it in a bottle. It's just there and it comes out.

Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

If you are going to do something truly innovative, you have to be someone who does not value social approval. You can't need social approval to go forward. Otherwise, how would you ever do the thing that you are doing?

Take our own company as an example: We're living proof, we jump with our own parachutes.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

As an entrepreneur, you work out solutions.

Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. Develop an innovative solution and work as a team to make it happen.

Entrepreneurship requires an unvanquished spirit of curiosity, an openness to learning, a letting go of OldCo so you're free to create NewCo.

I guess I've just always had an entrepreneurial spirit.

I think entrepreneurship is combining a passion with the tenacity to problem-solve and the fearlessness to fail.

We stay on top of design styles and aren't afraid to take on new challenges.

You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles. Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide.

Something I stand for is being brave enough to invest in creative ideas that I firmly believe in and bringing those to life.

I show up ready to play, so I normally try and fit the situation.

If I see something that's extremely challenging, I'm like, 'That seems really hard. Let's try it.' It's just my personality.

You have to be very brave and very entrepreneurial - you have to dare to create your own brand.