Alec Ross Quotes

We should be biased toward action. We are trying to be a nimble and cohesive culture where people can be heard and there is openness and innovation.

Open is something, I think, that will continue to drive a lot of innovation.

The countries that succeed will be those that are nimble and able to use their human capital to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.

The publishing scene in India is evolving rapidly, and the key challenge is to keep reinventing oneself so that one does not become formulaic. Sometimes it is safer to deal with the consequences of failure than the fruits of success. Remaining on one's toes is critical, and often one finds that success makes one complacent.

An open-minded and diverse population that readily shares information, encourages experimentation, accepts failure and dispenses with formality and hierarchy is what makes Silicon Valley the successful hub that it is.

One size doesn't fit all, and I don't have a monopoly over good ideas.

I wanna keep people on their toes, and that's just kind of how we've always operated.

Know that there's enough room for everyone to be passionate, creative & successful. In fact, there's more than room for everyone; there is a need for everyone.

You don't have to stay in your lane when it comes to friendship or ideas.

The important thing to remember, if you are trying something that is an innovation, is not to think too much about it. Because if you take too long, by the time you get there, the world will have changed. You take a risk, and if it doesn't work, you make a change. We are not betting our lives on it.

It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.

Growth comes out of a healthy competitive atmosphere, not trying to choose a particular path forward.

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.

Ideas are nothing. They're irrelevant. If you think your idea is so important, you're doomed. The reality is if you don't like one idea, I've got 299 more. If I tell you my idea, and you can execute better against that idea than I can - great; I get to play a terrific game.

Being multi-disciplined is always a good thing.

I'm oddly not competitive. What I love about show business is there is a home for everyone.

All human beings are the same. In the United States, people come from all over the world, all races, all backgrounds. And they're all doing what they want, many scoring huge successes. When I saw that, I became more open. It freed my soul.

I love to work with performers that are very different to me.

My belief in why America has been doing so well up to now is that we have been propelled by our immigrants and our encouragement of technical innovation and, indeed, creativity across the board.

The single most important factor in determining America's success in the 21st century will be maintaining our ability to be an innovative and creative society.

As the editor-in-chief of the do-it-yourself magazine 'Make,' I've met scores of dedicated makers. They come from all walks of life - rich, poor, young, old, male, female, religious, atheist, liberal, conservative.

Today, you expand or you are expendable.

It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.

It's always imperative to improve and to remain dynamic - or you'll become lunch, as opposed to serving it.

The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.