Reid Hoffman Quotes

I learned early that you only have so much energy to give. You have to spend it correctly.

I guess I came to know this about myself: for better or worse, I don't give up.

Why do some people try, try again, and why do some people not? That's what I'm after.

When you're actually boxing, unless it's a proper grudge match, it's less about beating the person up and more about being better within yourself. Being patient, timing things, like chess, so really, it's as much down to you as what the other person does - and that's life.

When I was not doing well, I was just focussing on my processes. And when I am doing well, I am still focussing on my processes.

Being gritty doesn't mean not showing pain or pretending everything is O.K. In fact, when you look at healthy and successful and giving people, they are extraordinarily meta-cognitive. They're able to say things like, 'Dude, I totally lost my temper this morning.' That ability to reflect on yourself is signature to grit.

I've been blessed with athleticism, and don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for it. But I'm really grateful that I learned how to, without sounding arrogant, just suck it up and realize that even though I'm not at my best in a given situation, it doesn't matter. You still have to get the job done.

The most important characteristics you need to succeed in business are resilience, determination and persistence.

I'm a big believer in having to go through hard times to get to where you want to be. Nothing comes easy. You have to work.

I've been told many times that I should give up trying to find balance in my life, but I refuse.

The secret to my success is persistence.

I'm a guy that's all about not trying to take the easy way out or get out of things too early.

The humility keeps me going forward.

I was raised, right or wrong, you make a decision and you don't quit. You fight your way through it; that's what you did.

High performance people take action quickly and change their mind slowly!

We only have so much energy for our work, for our relationships, for ourselves. A smart person understands this and guards it carefully. Meanwhile, idiots focus on marginal productivity hacks and gains while they leak out energy each passing day.

The way to succeed is never quit. Thats it. But really be humble about it.

I believe ability can get you to the top,” says coach John Wooden, “but it takes character to keep you there.… It’s so easy to … begin thinking you can just ‘turn it on’ automatically, without proper preparation. It takes real character to keep working as hard or even harder once you’re there. When you read about an athlete or team that wins over and over and over, remind yourself, ‘More than ability, they have character.'

One thing I noticed when I was young was I was impatient for success. I think everybody is impatient for success. It will come. But don't - you shouldn't let that impatience drive you crazy.

I've always admired your rather formidable will, your refusal to back away from difficulties, but sometimes strength isn't about perseverance. Sometimes it's about knowing when to quit.

Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.

A responsible Warrior is one who has proved able to observe and to learn.

It’s okay to be discouraged. It’s not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer until you take the impenetrable fortress you’ve decided to lay siege to in your own life—that’s persistence.

I think it is important to know when to be hard on yourself and when to let things go, but always keep going.

I know the most important faculty to develop is one for hard, continuous and varied work and living; but the difference between knowing this and doing anything consistent about it is often abysmal.