Paul Graham Quotes

Paul Graham is an English-born American computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist. He is best known for his work on Lisp, his former startup Viaweb , co-founding the influential startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his blog, and Hacker News. He is the author of several programming books, such as: On Lisp , ANSI Common Lisp , and Hackers & Painters . Technology journalist Steven Levy has described Graham as a "hacker philosopher". Wikipedia  

✵ 13. November 1964
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Famous Paul Graham Quotes

“The most important thing is to be able to think what you want, not to say what you want.”

"What you can't say" http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html, January 2004

“The world seemed cruel and boring, and I'm not sure which was worse.”

"Why Nerds are Unpopular," February 2003

Paul Graham Quotes about people

Paul Graham Quotes about thinking

“A programming language is for thinking of programs, not for expressing programs you've already thought of.”

"Hackers and Painters" http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html, May 2003

Paul Graham Quotes

“Consulting is where product companies go to die.”

"How to Fund a Startup" http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html, November 2005

“There are few sources of energy so powerful as a procrastinating grad student.”

"How to Start a Startup" http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html, March 2005

“Google never did any advertising. They're like dealers; they sell the stuff, but they know better than to use it themselves.”

"How to Start a Startup" http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html, March 2005

“If you leave a bunch of eleven-year-olds to their own devices, what you get is Lord of the Flies.”

"Why Nerds are Unpopular," February 2003

“Competitors punch you in the jaw, but investors have you by the balls.”

"How to Fund a Startup" http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html, November 2005

“The best thing software can be is easy, but the way to do this is to get the defaults right, not to limit users' choices.”

"The Other Road Ahead" http://www.paulgraham.com/road.html, September 2001

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