Tim O'Reilly Quotes

All the things I love is what my business is all about.

When you go and create something, you want to believe in it. If they don't, we're barking up the wrong tree. But when you believe in something and you see other people believing in it too, it just feels like you're doing something right in the world, and that feels good.

If Google teaches you anything, it's that small ideas can be big.

Innovation comes to you from creators who do have a vision and a passion, and that is how we succeeded.

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.

I love to think about business. It's what makes me happy.

If you’re doing something you love with people you love in a place you love, you are going to create something of value to the world.

We believe people with Passion CAN change the World for the Better." -Steve Jobs

Millions of filmmakers would love to be in my position right now. If you are honest it makes the world a better place. I created the room with my passion and after all these years it finally worked out.

Choosing a job or business is the same thing. I'm not the best one to advise someone how to make billions of dollars; I don't know how to do that. But what I do know is how to create something that you love, and once you do that, you will have success. You just will because you'll love working on it, and anything truly authentic, the universe blesses.

If you do something for fun and create the best possible product, then the profit will come.

It's really fun to create something that touches the world.

Change the world. Build a business. Have fun.

Money doesn't excite me - my ideas excite me.

God created me to delight people with my goals.

Watching a company develop is like watching a puppy grow. When you can watch something grow that you created - it's really an amazing feeling.

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.

Business fascinates me. It's very creative.

The man who puts life into an idea is acclaimed a genius, because he does the right thing at the right time. Therein lies the difference between the genius and a commonplace man.

Nothing in the world can be more exciting than to create something and see it work.

If you feel driven and compelled to make your work and to be fiercely original and have something unique to say, in a compelling way, then chances are the helpers will be there for you the doors will open some, the ice will crack.

Anita Roddick was amazing. Her presence in a room was full of light, and everything she worked to achieve still resonates now.

Business is about people. It's about passion. It's about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas.

Entrepreneurs have a natural inclination to go it alone. While this do-it-yourself spirit can help you move forward, adding an element of collaboration into the mix can make you unstoppable.