Ben Parr on drive
Ben Parr17 quotes“If you can’t build relationships from nothing, you will fail. You must have that drive.”
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There was more data transmitted over the Internet in 2010 than the entire history of the Internet through 2009.
Ben ParrBen Parr Difficult situations require compassion, level-headedness & the empathy to see issues from somebody else’s perspective.
Ben ParrBen Parr Starting a company is a cause, not a job. Once it becomes a job, that’s when you lose
Ben ParrBen Parr I’m proud to call myself a Mashable alumnus.
Ben ParrBen Parr More and more, the things we do in real life will end up as Facebook posts. And while we may be consoled by the fact that most of this stuff is being posted just to our friends, it only takes one friend to share that information with his or her friends to start a viral chain.
Ben ParrBen Parr Relationships are the key element to Press & PR
Ben ParrBen Parr The big reason why we don’t have space colonies and regular trips to the moon is that flying into outer space is just plain ‘hard.’ The business of safely transporting people off the Earth is a costly affair that requires a lot of technology.
Ben ParrBen Parr Windows Updates have sometimes been a pain point for users. The update pop-ups can interrupt a movie or a video game, and the automatic restarts can result in lost data or confused users.
Ben ParrBen Parr Start with local press first. Start with people you know. Don’t pitch every journalist.
Ben ParrBen Parr The world’s most successful entrepreneurs play hard, but they work even harder.
Ben ParrBen Parr Google is famous for making the tiniest changes to pixel locations based on the data it accrues through its tests. Google will always choose a spartan webpage that converts over a beautiful page that doesn’t have the data to back it up.
Ben ParrBen Parr The more PR buzzwords you include in your press release, the less likely I am to write you up
Ben ParrBen Parr Building a successful company (or living a happy life, for that matter) is not about embracing someone else’s philosophy, but staying true to your own beliefs about the world and learning from the mistakes you make along the way.
Ben ParrBen Parr Don’t let failure deter you; use it as a stepping-stone and an educational experience towards making your mark on the world.
Ben ParrBen Parr Point-to-point transit via low orbit could dramatically speed up international flights, connecting the world even further. And safe, consistent space travel opens up the possibility of commercial space stations, trips to the moon and exploration beyond.
Ben ParrBen Parr Attention is the most important currency that anybody can give you. It’s worth more than money, possession, or things.
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They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on drive
Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
PythagorasPythagoras My drive and passion will outweigh your hate! Nothing you can do to stop me. You only help me!
LeBron JamesLeBron James Drive, determination, passion and hard work are all free and more valuable than a pot of cash.
Richard BransonRichard Branson Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
Martin Luther King JrMartin Luther King Jr Music is really driving my whole life.
Ariana GrandeAriana Grande Sundays are for rest & recharging. And my way of doing that is going for a long drive
Sachin TendulkarSachin Tendulkar Being a passionate car enthusiast, I always had my eyes on driving a formula car.
Sachin TendulkarSachin Tendulkar I’m going to be an awful driver.
Olivia RodrigoOlivia Rodrigo
