Andrew Yang Quotes

I don't get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.

When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.

As an entrepreneur, I like cutting to the chase and getting things done.

These are questions for action, not speculation, which is idle.

We need to have fewer meetings, not more—as we have to have time to put into effect some of the things we decide in these meetings.

This is the sort of decision that presidents must make: Hard choices with insufficient information.

History is the single discipline from the world of learning that most informs action in the world. So if you ask world leaders what guides them in making decisions about a new circumstance that they have just encountered it is usually implicitly “a little like this” or “a little like” something else that happened in the past. They use that much more than they use political science theories or economic theories. It is “what is this like that has happened in the past”.

There are the talkers and there are the doers.

My actual passion is getting things done.

I hate sitting around labouring over things. I love just getting into it.

You need a different checklist and different mental models for different companies.

Smart people focus on the right things.

When your opponent is tied up, always be patient and search for the simplest option.

I am the worst strategist ever.

I like efficient people. I'm pretty impatient, so I can't stand people who putter around.

I'm not a talker. I'm a doer.

Most guys are either big talkers or big workers.

The more games you play, the more game management you learn.

From my experience, the best advisors help in three ways: encourage you to look at the problem or opportunity from multiple angles; help you balance the tug of the short-term with important long-term priorities; and ask the tough questions you need to know to reach the best solution.

People who are great at making decisions in the face of uncertainty have great judgment.

Most business problems, you will have an intuitive idea on what to do.

Done is better than perfect.

You have to ruthlessly prioritize.

Stop stewing and start doing!

I was not a public - I was not a thinker. I was a doer.