Atishi Quotes

I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice.

In technology startups, there's a lot of winging it.

What every employer is looking for is not someone who can do the job, but someone who can reinvent the job.

You know that I'm always a proponent of doing things differently.

This business is always changing. If you're going to be a leader, you've got to take chances.

My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me.

Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.

You don't have to go out there and fit the mold of what a quarterback is supposed to be. Make your own mold and do the best at each role. If you can run with the best and throw with the best, you can be the best quarterback in your own version of the position.

While I'm leader, nothing will be off limits - there will not be one policy, one rule, one way of working which cannot be changed.

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.

I like doing everything. That's why I came to Pixar, as opposed to Disney or any other studio - it's small. At the time I started, I was, like, the 10th person in the animation group, and we all had to do everything. That's the way I like it, keeping it fresh.

A great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them.

It's unusual for elected officials to step outside of the box.

We tell prospective hires, 'If you want an environment that is never going to change, don't come here. This is not the place for you.'

Startups, by their nature, are entrepreneurial - testing new things, launching new products, and disrupting themselves. That's why you join a startup in the first place - to create, to stretch beyond your current capabilities, and to make an outsized impact.

Being a start-up has nothing to do with the numbers. It's that everyone who works there has the chance to do everything and have an impact.

One does not succeed by sticking to convention.

Flexibility in a time of great change is a vital quality of leadership.

The entrepreneurs that really make it are the ones that start with an idea but are ready to change it at a moment's notice.

The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything.

Because it's so empowering, I want people to think about being entrepreneurial regardless. They don't have to start companies, but that's what makes them great employees, that's what makes them great citizens.

The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'

Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.

The ability to recognize opportunities and move in new - and sometimes unexpected - directions will benefit you no matter your interests or aspirations.

One of the things I benefited from when I started this business was that I didn't know anything. I was just instinct with no preconceived notions. This enabled me to learn and change quickly without having to worry about maintaining any kind of status quo, like some of my bigger competitors.