We don't think of ourselves as do-gooders or altruists. It's just that somehow we're trying our best to be run with some sense of moral compass even in a business environment that is growing.

Treat people like you want to be treated; live and let live; and also give the other person a break now and then.

Milestones aren't what I think about much.

Death is my exit strategy. I'll be doing significant customer service only as long as I live.

There's no genius behind it. It's persistence and listening to people.

The stuff that works best is driven by passion rather than dollars.

Follow through with basic values, and remember to provide good customer service.

I am committed to doing customer service for Craigslist for the rest of my life. The exit strategy is death.

In business, there are times when you disagree, and sometimes it turns out that you're just plain wrong. Humor takes away tension and helps you realize you're wrong.

Getting out of the way is really important.

Craigslist does serve as a platform where people help each other for the basics, and also, shows people that the Internet is good for mutual support. I do feel pretty good about that.

The great act of faith is when a man decides that he is not God.

If my face was covered, I would be useless.

Wit may do very well for a mistress, but [I] should prefer reason for a wife.

The more articulate somebody is, the more suspicious I am of them. I like to feel that the important things remain unsaid.

A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.

Ideas are all around me. If I wasn't interested in them myself, I don't think anyone else would be either.

Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.

I am not unaware that leaders betray, and sell out, and play false.

A lot of girls walk this earth telling people they've slept with me. And a lot of them did. But I don't remember 95 percent of them.

A person has to remember that the road to success is always under construction. You have to get that through your head. That it is not easy becoming successful.