Joe Lonsdale Quotes

I have very good executives and great children. They're very good.

Great businessmen are creators.

The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.

Everyone knows that Silicon Valley is chock full of fabulous people who 'do good while doing well.'

I had the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman. I think part of being a mentor is you have to have confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.

I had many good managers: Wim Jansen, Martin O'Neill, Frank Rijkaard, and Alex Ferguson, to name just a few.

Zidane is a leader in the dressing room. His personality is going to make him very successful.

You need somebody to open your eyes, to tell you there's things that you can do, and I had that person in Brian Marwood. I think if I'm where I am today, it's because of him.

Greg Davis, Ron Randleman, David Bailiff, Paul Rhoads, Urban Meyer. I would be remiss if I didn't mention all of them as influences.

I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.

Having seven kids, you love being in a position where you know how you act, what you say, and how you help someone can ultimately impact their long-term success or belief or confidence.

I follow cool. When I went up to see Steve Jobs, I said, 'The party's at this guy's house.'

I was lucky to have amazing mentors like Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson.

We truly could have used the later Jobs in earlier years at Apple, is what I feel.

You are only as powerful as your mentors.

Great men are the commissioned guides of mankind, who rule their fellows because they are wiser.

If you are inspiring others to do better, you're successful.

Those closest to me will determine the level of my success.

People have to look to the right places for guidance. Looking at a certain type of entertainment shouldn't be where you go for guidance. To zone out, have a laugh, sure - but it's not a great example on how to navigate on a journey. There are other places to look.

I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in my position. I see how little bits of exposure and big bits of exposure really change my girls significantly, and I want that for more girls around the country and the world.

The ability to connect and communicate is one of the most powerful, and you cannot find anyone who has been truly successful in life that doesn't have that ability because you've got to motivate, and you've got to -frankly, you have to influence.

Profound responsibilities come with teaching and coaching. You can do so much good–or harm. It’s why I believe that next to parenting, teaching and coaching are the two most important professions in the world.

A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders.

I have a lot of heroes. I don't think people give enough of a tribute to their mentors. They try to act like they're spontaneous generations - they are faking liars.

When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter.