Dinesh D'Souza Quotes

Man, he could sell. As he liked to say, he lived at the intersection of technology and liberal arts. But there was a more personal side of Steve Jobs, of course, and I was fortunate enough to see a bit of it because I spent hours in conversation with him over the 14 years he ran Apple.

The recipe for success is a tried and true one here in Rhode Island - innovation, reform, public service.

A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.

Supporting the entrepreneurial spirit is our best chance for economic progress.

I have a good eye for great projects, talent, and entrepreneurs.

In business, success often depends upon the relative age of your ideas.

An actual understanding of our economy is that our economy most depends on our rate of innovation... It's not actually understood by most of the people running for office, but it's not in fact disputed.

Thinking big is only one part of being a successful entrepreneur.

I think entrepreneurs are born and not created, and so I think you see a lot of similarities among entrepreneurs in different parts of the world. Their backdrop may be very different, but their drive to create a business and to create jobs remains very much the same, whether it's in Silicon Valley or Kandahar or Kabul.

My expertise is running businesses.

My business acumen is definitely growing.

I have to think my success in the VC business was due in no small part to seeing Larry Ellison in action back in the day.

Taking risks and being focused, sometimes, are at odds. Both are required to build a great company.

I know in my state, I am leading innovation and we need to diversify the economy. But you can't have innovation unless you have education.

There is no country like the United States, with its diversified industrial base, technology leadership, innovation and strong pressure to build companies to make them grow.

There are so many veterans in Kansas with the entrepreneurial skills it takes to run a small business, and we must do a better job at setting them up for success.

Great entrepreneurial DNA is comprised of leadership, technological vision, frugality, and the desire to succeed.

I have noticed that most of the successful businessmen are not that educated. But they are the ones who hire highly educated employees to work for them.

A successful entrepreneur is one who recognizes her blind spots. You may be the world's best engineer, but you probably have never run a 10-person sales force. You may be a brilliant marketer, but how do you structure a cap table?

In early 2011, I had the opportunity to meet and spend significant time with Alfred Lin, a partner at Sequoia Capital and co-founder of Zappos.

As governor, I will always be willing to work with people who have ideas to offer and are ready to roll up their sleeves. That kind of teamwork will build a New Hampshire that will lead the nation and compete with the world. Together, we will help our businesses grow and build a stronger economy on a vision of innovation and growth.

I want enterprise and entrepreneurship embedded in the national curriculum and will continue to lobby government until it happens.

America is the largest corporation on the planet. You wouldn't hire a novice to run a similarly sized company in the private markets. My father has created more jobs through his private businesses than certainly any of the candidates. Mitt Romney has executive experience, but it's a different type. He didn't run entrepreneurial businesses.

If life was so easy that you could just go buy success, there would be a lot more successful companies in the world. Successful enterprises are built from the ground up.

There is never a bad time to start a business - unless you want to start a mediocre one.