Reid Hoffman Quotes

If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.

When you're really having fun, you're always doing it a little bit in a way that you're not supposed to. That's when great things happen.

We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience.

I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

It's something I have always tried to do in my career - play outside the box.

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

You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.

I'm attracted to seeing how different I can be, pushing the boat out.

I want to do everything I can possibly do to step outside the box.

Free yourself from the rigid conduct of tradition and open yourself to the new forms of probability.

To create an organization that's adaptable and innovative, people need the freedom to challenge precedent, to 'waste' time, to go outside of channels, to experiment, to take risks and to follow their passions.

Being vital means knowing the rules and being brave enough to break them.

The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'

Customers are willing to try new things, and if you can survive, you will have fewer competitors. It's like entering the eye of the storm. As long as you are strong enough to survive, you can end up in still water by yourself.

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

Scientists who play by someone else's rules don't have much chance of making discoveries.

The essence of an individual’s freedom is the opportunity to deviate from traditional ways of thinking and of doing things.

I like to reinvent with each project, in any which way possible.

From a creative perspective, we've been very fortunate in that doing it the 'VGHS' way gave us unlimited freedom. Whatever we wanted to do, however we wanted to do it, we had that.

When you're building a show from the ground up, there are no answers or wrong move, because there's no bible.

I think we shouldn't buckle up our creativity. You've got to experiment!

I have always lived my life outside of the box. I find it to be way more fun there.

Technology companies tend to operate in winner-take-all spaces and thus adopt a very high-commitment culture.

We do things differently. You don't have to worry about being part of a particular genre. You just go for it.