Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most successful 2000s on the planet. By the age of 23, he was already a millionaire, and 10 years after the first launch of Facebook, he became one of the richest people in the world.
The meaning of life is not about big money, it is about building something that will change the world for the better. After all, you can't take money with you to your grave.
Zuckerberg created Facebook while he was still a student at Harvard and eventually dropped out to focus on building a website. He wanted to provide people with revolutionary means of communication. Since that time, Facebook has become the dominant online social platform with over one billion users. It has connected people around the world on an unprecedented scale and forever changed the way we communicate with each other.
Age is ultimately irrelevant as long as the person is persistent enough to achieve their dreams. Each of the Zuckerberg quotes below is proof that you are never too young to start taking on the world:
1. "Move fast and break things. If you don't break things, you're not moving fast enough."
Move forward through the world shamelessly.
This doesn't mean you should deliberately hurt people along the way to success, but if you're ahead, you can't wait for others to catch up. Run to the finish line and keep running.
Break boundaries and don't limit yourself. There will be people who will not want you to succeed, because it will mean the collapse of their achievements. Ignore them.
Always look ahead. Sometimes you will have to demolish the old and biggest buildings in the city in order to build something even better.
People don't change history if they copy what others have done. You make history by breaking people's minds about what's possible - and then doing the unlikely.
2. “My goal was never just to build a company. A lot of people misinterpret this as saying that I don't care about income or profit or any of those things. But it's not "just" a company that means to me - to build something that actually really makes a big difference in the world."
If you only care about money - you might as well settle for a boring job with a steady income. The most successful people risk everything they have to achieve what they have achieved. Money is an illusion, it comes and goes. Your legacy is forever.
There are many rich people who think only of themselves. They are selfish and stupid. After all, no one will remember them. They have no real power and cannot influence the future.
According to Frank Underwood:
Money is a mansion in the city of Sarasota that begins to fall apart after 10 years. Power is an old stone building that has stood for centuries. I can't respect a person who doesn't see the difference.
Do something that changes the world for the better. Improve the lives of those around you and build something that will influence many future generations. Give more than you take and bring people together. Solidarity is the greatest hope in the world.
3. "It's a twisted thing, a personal one, but I'd rather be in a process where people underestimate us. It gives us leeway to go out and make big bets that will grab and surprise people."
People with big dreams will always meet doubters. Make peace with them. In fact, you should welcome them with open arms.
Use them as a source of motivation. Prove they are wrong. Don't let anyone fill you with negativity. After all, we can't control how people treat us, but we can control how we react to them. Optimism is a choice.
When you're in trouble, remember the people who said you couldn't make it. When you reach your goals, come back and thank them. They were the fuel that kept the fire burning in you.
4. "I know it sounds trite, but I would like to improve people's lives, especially socially ... Making the world more open is not a matter of one evening. It is an occupation for 10-15 years."
You cannot change the world overnight. Patience is key. It is wonderful and worthy to want to improve the world, but it is not so easy.
Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years before he became South Africa's first black president. Sometimes we must suffer before we can shape the world around us.
Changing the world is an uphill battle, but don't stop. Nothing good comes easy. The most successful people in the world have learned how to struggle and fail, and now we are growing from that experience.
5. "The biggest risk is not taking risks... In a world that is changing very quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is "not taking risks."
We are living in an unprecedented time in human history. The Internet and social media have brought us together in ways that were unimaginable 50 years ago.
Things will continue to change and evolve at a rapid pace and if you are not willing to take risks, you may be left behind.
You don't always have to know what you are doing or how things will turn out in the end. Live in the moment; take risks. Not knowing what the outcome will be is what makes life interesting.
Don't get too comfortable. Think of the path to success like a sunny day. Why would you sit on the couch all day when it's so much fun outside? Of course, inside it is comfortable and safe, but nothing happens there.
The greatest accomplishments in history began with a bold choice. Similarly, the greatest experiences in life are the result of the risks we take. Step into the unknown. Carve your own path through the desert; don't follow the track.
You will never find anything new where others have been.
Mark Zuckerberg is regularly included in the ratings of the youngest and most successful businessmen in the Internet. And the history of the creation of his company is regularly cited as the story of a super-successful startup. Business Insider decided to equate Mark with the hero of Nietzsche and compiled a selection of the most famous quotes from the CEO of Facebook called “Thus spoke Zuckerberg.”
Here are Zuckerberg's reactions to criticism of his social network, to the launch of successful and unsuccessful products, to fluctuations in Facebook shares. They help to create some idea about the founder of the largest social network in the world.
- “Calm down. Breathe. We hear you." This is how Mark titled a blog post written in 2006 in response to the growing concern of users about the new organization of the news feed in Facebook.
- “I don’t understand why they trust me.” This is an early quote that a number of American publications attribute to the 19-year-old Zuckerberg, who had just launched his social network. Mark wonders why strangers so easily leave their email and physical addresses, their photos, etc. in the public domain.
- “When I was in college, I did a lot of stupid things and I don't want to apologize for them. Some accusations are true, some are not. I started doing this when I was 19 and a lot has changed in that time. We have gone from building a service in a hostel to a network that is used by 500 million people.” This is, in fact, Zuckerberg's response to the accusations related to the previous quote.
- “The real story is pretty boring. I mean, we just sat at computers for six years and wrote code.” Mark Zuckerberg on The Social Network.
- “Our mission is to make the world more open and sociable. We do it by giving people the power to share anything and communicate with anyone, no matter where they are.” Quote from Zuckerberg's 2012 TC Disrupt speech.
- “We made a lot of mistakes creating this option, but we made even more mistakes trying to fix its consequences. We just didn't live up to expectations with this release and I apologize for it. And although I was disappointed by our miscalculations, we are grateful to you for all the feedback.” So Zuckerberg talked about the Beacon ad network, which notified subscribers of users about their purchases without their knowledge. And which, accordingly, caused a wave of indignation and even judicial clashes.
- “Games, music, movies, TV, news, online shopping - all these models in 5 years will be completely rethought. There will be really good business ideas. We think we should play our part in this reform and reap the benefits in proportion to what we put into it.” Zuckerberg on Facebook's impact on other industries, speaking after the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco in 2010.
- “The idea of the Social Graph is that if people all over the world mapped the connections with all their acquaintances, the result would be such a graph. This is what we are trying to do at Facebook. When the foundation is created, you can start making services, games, etc. Many have characterized the Social Graph as something we own or control. But that's not the case." Mark Zuckerberg on his own design in January 2013.
- “It's simple: we don't create services to make money. We earn money to create better services.”
- “Look, Facebook has always been a controversial company. This is not the first ups and downs we have experienced.” CEO of the social network about the sharp drop in shares after Facebook went public.
- “I bought an iPhone this week. Over the weekend, I had to take four chargers to keep it working wherever I went, and another phone to be able to make calls.” Quote from 2010. Mark has been a BlackBerry user for a long time.
- “This is one of the most serious, if not the most serious, of our strategic mistakes”– about the fact that native mobile applications for the web have not been released for a long time.
- “We are not going to release a phone. It is strategically wrong for us to create an integrated system. For example, we will sell 10 million pieces, which is 1% of all users. Who will need us? – about long-running rumors about a branded smartphone from Facebook.
- “When they write about us and praise us, it is important to speak to the company and remind them: “Don't believe this”. When they write bad things about us, it is important to come forward and say the same.” Zuckerberg's first public appearance
I didn't set out to start a company before Facebook. I just worked on what I wanted to do. In general, companies are created not because it is fashionable or cool, but to give something to the world. The company should be based on your belief in something. October 2, 2012 during a lecture at Moscow State University
About risk
The biggest risk is not taking risks. In a world that is changing very quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not to take risks. October 30, 2011 during a speech at the startup school Y Combinator
About someone else's opinion
Personally, I prefer it when people rather underestimate Facebook because I like to be underestimated. This provides an incentive to find important solutions and overcome problems. September 11, 2012 in an interview with TechCrunch
About speed
Move fast, destroy everything. If you're not crushing everything, you're not fast enough. October 14, 2010 in an interview with Business Insider
About strategy
Facebook is not trying to trick anyone into behaving in a certain way. People themselves will figure everything out perfectly, so our job is to make it convenient for them. October 19, 2012 in an interview with Afisha City
About mistakes
The service we strive for is a basic thing, like lighting. It just has to work. The problem is that when we do something right, people just don't notice it. But when we make a mistake, they immediately begin to notice it.
About my wardrobe
I feel like I won't be able to do my job if I waste my energy on non-essential things like choosing clothes. I want to act as quickly as possible and do not want to waste time and energy on frivolous pursuits. It seems like a stupid reason to justify my wearing a gray t-shirt every day, but it's true. Steve Jobs and President Barack Obama did the same. November 6, 2014 during an open Q&A session
About achieving the goal
If your mission is to connect the whole world, then a billion users is simply more than any other service has. But this does not mean that you are closer to completing your task. December 4, 2014 in an interview with Time Magazine
About security
People first designed airplanes and then took care of flight safety. If they focused on safety first, no one would ever build an airplane. February 28, 2016 in an interview with Business Insider
About tolerance
I am Jewish and my parents taught me that we should speak out against attacks on all communities. Even if today's attack is not against you, attacks on freedom will hurt everyone. December 10, 2015 on his Facebook page
Mark Zuckerberg is the man who gave the world the largest social network Facebook. He launched the project literally from his dorm room as a sophomore at Harvard. By 2012, Facebook's audience had crossed the 1 million mark. But Zuckerberg's success wasn't built right away. Facebook for him and his team is sleepless nights for coding, access to the ICO, high-profile incidents with privacy and user data.
This article features quotes by Mark Zuckerberg about life, dreams, self-improvement and other things that are inextricably linked to career and success. Mark is an inspiration to millions of aspiring entrepreneurs.
Be passionate
"You don't necessarily need a master plan for how things should work if you're doing what you love and keeping a passion for it"
When a person wants to succeed, the first thing to do is to get involved in their work. With passion comes confidence and motivation. If you're feeling inspired, you don't need a roadmap (although planning is good). Go to the goal and do what needs to be done. to be passionate about what you do.
Follow your mission
“Mission and business go hand in hand. The main thing that worries me is the mission, but I always maintain a healthy understanding that I need to do both.”
Mark Zuckerberg advises to clearly define the goal in your head and start going towards it. Don't look back for obstacles and distractions. Don't look to the left. Don't look to the right. Move forward and work on the task at hand. Remember to strive for long-term success and improve the world around you. That is, to realize the mission through business, benefiting people.
Remember what's important
“Almost every day I ask myself the question: am I really doing the most important thing that I can? If I don’t feel like I’m working on a meaningful problem that I can help solve, I don’t feel like I’m making good use of my time.”
This is the worldview, if not of a genius, then of a very purposeful businessman. Every day, Mark Zuckerberg evaluates the problems and challenges he faces, and then determines which one needs more attention than the rest.
Don't leave trusted friends behind
“Nothing inspires more trust in people than a recommendation from a friend. Trusted friends have more influence than the media."
Zuckerberg often talks about friendship in interviews. He believes that trusted people walking next to you are indispensable. They push for goals and support when things don't go the way you want. It is also a strong marketing strategy that highlights the importance of word of mouth.
Control your emotions
“On the lips of a successful person, you can only see a smile or silence”
This phrase speaks of the two most important characteristics for a successful person. The ability to remain laconic and cheerful helps to cope with crises and criticism. An entrepreneur who is successful not in outward manifestations, but in thinking, does not pay attention to the words of haters and envious people. Optimism helps to maintain faith in oneself under the pressure of external circumstances.
Don't be afraid of risk
“The greatest risk is not to take the risk. In today's fast-paced world, avoiding any risky decision guarantees only failure."
Mark Zuckerberg's quotes won't go without this one. He encourages those who want success to be bold. You can choose not to take risks and set yourself up for failure, or you can assess risks, work on them, and take advantage of the odds. Staying in your comfort zone will not only make your life boring, but you will also lose all opportunities to change the situation for the better.
Do not speak. Do
“People don't care what you say. They're interested in what you're doing."
According to Zuckerberg, there are two types of people. The first ones talk about what they want to do. The latter do not waste time talking about ideas to others, but bring them to life here and now. Simple wisdom, which is forgotten by many not only beginners, but also experienced businessmen.
Move fast and don't stop
“Advance quickly and break walls. If you don't break through the obstacles that come your way, you're not going fast enough."
Here one of the youngest billionaires in the world talks about the importance of making mistakes. You can’t do without them, so mistakes can and should be made. They give us experience and teach competent decisions, planning, forecasting and help to overcome obstacles better.
Be a performer
"Some people dream of success... While others get up and work hard to achieve it"
Quotes by Mark Zuckerberg often divide people into two categories: dreamers who want to get there, and those who take the movement towards it into their own hands. Don't waste time daydreaming. Be a performer. Get to work and don't stop until the task is completed.
