Drew Houston Quotes

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished.

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

I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.

I feel like I've really earnt my stripes - I feel ready to play a lead. I would just love to prove I'm good enough to carry a project.

People who produce good results feel good about themselves.

It's a good feeling to come away from a day's work feeling like you've achieved something. Tired brain is good.

It's really a good feeling to know that we put this up there, that it's working, that all these people's plans that worked so hard came together and things fit and we've got a real space station.

There are two kinds of people: Those who do the work and those who take the credit … Be in the first group; there is less competition there.

I got put into leadership roles very early in life from fifth grade, sixth grade. I always ended up being the quarterback or the leader of the sports teams, and it's kind of benefiting me now.

I really focus on the ball, I really focus on the work, and I really focus on creating all the growth opportunities for anyone in the organisation that's willing to do it.

Being a manager is the closest buzz I'll ever get to playing. For every low, you get a high, and that becomes an addiction and a feeling you are always chasing.

I have to put my team in a good situation.

Relief isn't quite the right word but there's satisfaction at a job well done and I'm proud to say that I'm an Ashes-winning captain. Without taking it too personally, it has a nice little ring to it.

If you are a club manager and things are going well, it's a great feeling because you've got the whole city behind you. If you're manager of your country and it's going well - and you've got a whole nation proud of you - I can't describe how that feels.

Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folkways and superstition, and of cooperation for force. It means the substitution of responsibility for obedience to rank, and of authority of performance for the authority of rank.

He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous

To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country.

During the rocky times, it never occurred to me that one day I would hold a position of respect and responsibility in the community.

Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks; they are the summits of ranges.

I loved multi-tasking. I loved being involved in a lot of things. To me, the more complex the better, and so being a leader of a business to me was like, 'Wow, that's what I want to be.'

For me, money is not my definition of success. Inspiring people is a definition of success.

If we get the W and I have no catches, I'm satisfied, man.

Successful ventures in business or philanthropy are built around great teams who can help us overcome tremendous challenges - and have the right experiences and relationships to do so.

Quality without results is pointless. Results without quality is boring.