Michael Moritz Quotes

#1. It's obviously unfair to paint with a broad brush here, but the germ of an idea for a breakthrough in technology doesn't come out of a business school curriculum. It comes out of a laboratory or a math lecture or a physics tutorial. - Author: Michael Moritz

#2. My wife calls me the Imelda Marcos of books. As soon as a book enters our home it is guaranteed a permanent place in our lives. Because I have never been able to part with even one, they have gradually accumulated like sediment. - Author: Michael Moritz

#3. There's nothing more invigorating than being deeply involved with a small company and a young team of founders out to do something incredibly special. - Author: Michael Moritz

#4. I think the notion of retirement is just a dreadful, dreadful idea and I hope I never have to do that. - Author: Michael Moritz

#5. All you need do is listen to very smart people and sift out the ideas that are unworthy or implausible, and I wouldn't pretend for a moment that I hadn't made lots of mistakes and there are companies, perhaps, that we had been investors in. - Author: Michael Moritz

#6. I think overall it is better for businesses to stay private because you have more latitude, more freedom. - Author: Michael Moritz

#7. My undergraduate degree was in history, and I wish I had been smart enough to really excel at maths, physics, chemistry or biology because ... the voyagers and adventurers and real contributors - that's where they come from. - Author: Michael Moritz

#8. History shows that there is no more potent engine for reform than the passion of voters who feel betrayed by the politicians they hoped would do the right thing. - Author: Michael Moritz

#9. Israel is the second Silicon Valley, and it is therefore the only other place we have chosen to expand our activities. - Author: Michael Moritz