Naval Ravikant Quotes

"True integrity is a conviction that you live by, not a set of rules you follow."

"Happiness is a choice you make and a skill you develop."

"Sprinting is the way to do it. You can't just be a cow grazing in the field all day."

"Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want."

"The best way to escape competition is to be authentic. If you are building and marketing something that is an extension of who you are, no one can compete with you."

"Confidence is the bridge between potential and achievement."

"Modern wealth is created by creating new things."

"If you can't be happy with a coffee, you won't be happy with a yacht."

"Capital is a powerful form of leverage. It can be used to buy other people's time."

"Empty space is the precursor to creativity."

"Freedom is not about being able to do whatever you want; it is about not having to do what you don't want to do."

"Intentions don’t matter. Actions don’t matter. Only results matter."

"A clear mind leads to better judgment, leads to better outcome."

"You want to be paid for your judgment, not for your time."

"I don't have time is just another way of saying, it's not a priority."

"The most empowered people are those who take accountability for their own failures."

"If you don't own a piece of a business, you don't have a path towards financial freedom."

"Labor is the oldest form of leverage, and it's the one that's the most difficult to manage."

"You need the confidence to ignore the noise and focus on the signal."

"The smartest people I know are always breaking things down to first principles."

"Leverage is what allows you to move the world without having to work harder."

"The tools for creation are now democratized."

"If you’re not 100 percent into it, somebody else who is 100 percent into it will outperform you."

"The best leaders are the ones who empower others to lead themselves."

"The best way to build a mental model is to learn the foundational basics of every field."

"You have to know a little bit of everything to know anything."

"Code and media are permissionless leverage. They are the leverage behind the newly rich. You can create software and media that works for you while you sleep."

"If you can't be yourself, you're in the wrong place. Find the place where you can be yourself."

"The ultimate goal is to do nothing, but to do nothing, you have to do everything first."

"If you understand the basics, the fancy stuff takes care of itself."

"The confidence to walk away is the ultimate power move."

"If it feels like play to you, but looks like work to others, you will become unbeatable."

"You want to be paid for your judgment, not your work. You want to be paid for your output, not your input."