Top Quotes From Forbes Under 30Summit
In our first-ever Under 30 Summit, FORBES convened 1,000-plus hand-chosen honorees in the great city of Philadelphia. It's as influential of an audience as exists, bringing together mentors, entrepreneurs and world-changers all in America's fastest-growing city for Millennials. We've gleaned their wisdom over each day of the Summit and collected their best thoughts here. Edited by Emily Inverso & Lauren Gensler 10.21.14
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“Overnight, I went from being a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one. I was Patient Zero.”Activist
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“In Islam, it is not just your right, but your responsibility to get education.”Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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“There are only two kinds of businesses in this world: Businesses in crazy competition, and businesses that are one of a kind.”Cofounder of PayPal and Palantir
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“I did not have the most experience in the industry or the most money, but I cared the most.”Founder, Spanx
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“You ought to be able to make a nice profit and also do something to change the world.”cofounder, John Paul Mitchell Systems; cofounder, Patron Spirits
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“The only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them.”DJ
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“If you don’t use your voice, there’s someone waiting behind you who will.”President, Cinnabon
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“A dollar saved and invested now is worth 8 or more times what it’s worth now when you reach retirement.”Founder, Betterment
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“When you take privacy away, you take away a tremendous value to society as a whole.”Senior Policy Counsel, Accessnow
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“Failure makes you bolder for our next success.”Founder, Union Square Hospitality
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“Not having a degree can be a problem sometimes, but...in the startup world, it’s by far the smallest.”Partner, The Longevity Fund
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“The games industry is the only industry with the tools and the talent to create real-time immersive 3D environments.”Founder, Oculus Rift
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“One of the rules we need to break is the idea that Ebola is a death sentence.”Cofounder, Last Mile Health
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“Don’t underestimate the ripple effect of what you do. These kinds of actions...have toppled empires.”Cofounder, Samahope
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“When you've built a great product, people learn how to leverage it further than we ever imagined.”Cofounder, Tinder
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“People don’t get in the music industry because they love data. Except for me.”Cofounder, Next Big Sound
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“Don’t wear that boxy trouser suit because you feel like you have to. Wear whatever you want.”Cofounder, PEEK.com
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“In some of our research, you need tools from 1970s to make discoveries in the 21st century today.”Assistant Professor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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“In the Marine Corps, you eat after your guys eat. That’s the kind of approach you need to bring to your business.”Cofounder, Plated.com
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“Don’t just think about the technology available today, but the technology that would be 10 times better in the future.”Cofounder, Gingko Bioworks
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“We are in this flux right now trying to determine what is the balance between safety and privacy.”Founder, Ionic Security