Michael Arrington famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.
-- Michael Arrington

#Business #Scratches
A business model that hasn't been tried before is always interesting, even if it's likely to fail.
-- Michael Arrington

#Interesting #Failing #Models
Everyone wants the rich to pay more in taxes.
-- Michael Arrington

#Pay #Want #Rich
I always try to find the truth in a situation. That unvarnished, pure nugget of truth at the core of every issue that I write about.
-- Michael Arrington

#Writing #Issues #Trying
I live a fairly simple life, and that didnt change much after I sold TechCrunch in 2010. I didnt buy a new house or even a new car. The one thing I did splurge on was a boat. Nothing too fancy or large.
-- Michael Arrington

#Simple #Car #House
America is an unsolvable problem: a nation divided and deeply in hate with itself. If it was a startup, wed understand how unfixable the situation is; most of us would leave for a fresh start, and the company would fall apart. America is MySpace.
-- Michael Arrington

#Hate #Fall #America
Im nearly certain that Google accessed my Gmail account after I broke a major story about Google.
-- Michael Arrington

#Google #Stories #Broke
Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Which means they have to be rewarded to take on that risk. The higher the risk, the higher the possible payout has to be for people to jump.
-- Michael Arrington

#Mean #College #People
Friendships and marriage are far more potent than financial conflicts.
-- Michael Arrington

#Financial #Conflict
Journalists hold themselves apart, and above, the common person. They have rules designed to ensure their objectivity and impartiality.
-- Michael Arrington

#Objectivity #Common #Journalist
Just pick a political story at random and read the comments. There is no logic or reason on either side - only hypocrisy and hate.
-- Michael Arrington

#Hate #Hypocrisy #Political
I dont claim to be a journalist. I hold myself to higher standards of transparency and disclosure.
-- Michael Arrington

#Standards #Claims #Transparency
Women in my world are respected as much as men.
-- Michael Arrington

#Men #World
I believe the term "blog" means more than an online journal. I believe a blog is a conversation. People go to blogs to read AND write, not just consume.
-- Michael Arrington

#Funny #Believe #Mean
We live in a world where you're not being eaten by a lion when you fail, you just have to get another job.
-- Michael Arrington

#Jobs #World #Lions
Customer research produces bland products. We're producing a piece of art.
-- Michael Arrington

#Art #Research #Pieces
Write good content about stuff that you love. Readers will find you.
-- Michael Arrington

#Writing #Stuff #Reader
Startups Are Hard. So Work More, Cry Less, And Quit All The Whining
-- Michael Arrington

#Quitting #Cry #Whining

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