Build something that fixes something people are having a problem with, and you're lined up for great things.

Foursquare makes maps special. We take maps that are blank and put dots on them to help you figure out what to do.

If there's something you want to build, but the tech isn't there yet, just find the closest possible way to make it happen.

Don't let people tell you your ideas won't work.

Stop sketching and start building.

Don't let people tell you your ideas won't work. If you're passionate about an idea that's stuck in your head, find a way to build it so you can prove to yourself that it doesn't work.

Forget about where you want to be and go out and build stuff. Dodgeball came from being bored at work... things happen because you make them happen. Stop sketching, and start building.

People can copy what you've done, but they can't copy what you still want to do.

What we're starting to see is that the best apps tend to be the simplest, the easiest to use and the fastest to use.

Building a product is easy. But building the company that builds the product is hard.

Stop sketching. Start building.

I wanted to pull out his toenails and poke them in his eyeballs.

I don't think there's any way it could have failed. We don't know failure in this band. We didn't know failure. We got to know it a little after awhile but at that time there was no such word.

My own life in India, since I came to it in 1893 to make it my home, has been devoted to one purpose, to give back to India her ancient freedom.

We all lose someone at some point in our lives, But don't ever let go of that smile. Hold on forever, Because that's our final dedication.

What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and it's charming.

I hate clowns. You can't see what they're thinking.

A funeral isn't for the dead. You'll simply be a stage set for a kind of festival maybe. And besides, you won't even be there.

Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach.

The person with the most flexibility has the best chance of achieving the outcome he or she desires

No task is so humble that it does not offer an outlet for individuality.