Peter Thiel on Success Quotes

"If you think your life is a matter of luck, you've already given up on the act of creation."

"The most successful people are the ones who are the most focused."

"Every moment in business happens only once."

"The best way to get a job is not to have a resume."

"The best entrepreneurs know this: every great business is built around a secret that’s hidden from the outside. A great company is a conspiracy to change the world."

"All happy companies are different: each one earns a monopoly by solving a unique problem. All failed companies are the same: they failed to escape competition."

"You can't create a great company on a foundation of incrementalism."

"The power law is the most important concept in venture capital and in life."

"Sales is the hidden art of persuasion that every creator must master to bring their vision to the world."

"The only way to achieve extraordinary results is to do something extraordinary."

"The biggest secret in venture capital is that the best investment in a successful fund equals or outperforms the entire rest of the fund combined."

"The most successful companies make the progress of humanity look like a straight line."

"All happy families are alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. In business, the opposite is true. All happy companies are different: each one earns a monopoly by solving a unique problem."

"The most successful companies make the world a better place by doing something for the first time."

"The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself."

"Monopoly is the condition of every successful business."

"Confidence comes from having a secret that no one else knows."

"Success is never accidental."

"If you do what has never been done and you can do it better than anybody else, you have a monopoly."

"The key to success is to find a way to be the only one doing what you are doing."

"Don't overrate the power of luck. Success is never just a matter of being in the right place at the right time."

"You should focus on the things you are uniquely good at, and create a world where those things are valued."

"Definite optimism works when you build the future you envision."

"If you want to create and capture lasting value, don’t build an undifferentiated commodity business."

"The single most powerful pattern I have noticed is that successful people find value in unexpected places."