David Siegel Quotes
28 quotes from David Siegel — Co-founder and co-chairman of Two Sigma Investments, a quantitative hedge fund managing $60B+ in assets..
“The Web itself doesn't as much change the way we do things as it changes the ease with which we do things. And that changes the way we do everything.”
“I have enough money for the rest of my life and enough to leave a good inheritance for our kids.”
“The United States is like a big company, and we need a CEO to run it.”
“Business is at the heart of America and always has been.”
“I haven't bought a yacht or an island or even a palm tree.”
“I was making so much money I didn't care. I didn't know what to do with the money.”
“Lots of small business men have been contacting me to say they wish they had the nerve to say what I said.”
“I can't tell anyone to vote.”
“When you lead a purpose-driven life, you make a difference in the world.”
“Bravery is relative. What looks bold from the outside may simply feel obvious once you know your why.”
“Decisions rooted in clear core values are easy to make.”
“Family has always come first.”
“I always said that wherever the kids moved to, that's where we'd live.”
“The three fundamentals are number one, life. Your life has a purpose.”
“You build more bridges of harmony and crave more joy, happiness, peace and love in the world.”
“Unlock the power in the secrets of everyday words and terms.”
“We need to address the issue of loneliness.”
“You can use these insights to further your personal growth and connect with like-minded people everywhere.”
“Life doesn't have to be hard.”
“You make the world a better place when you are the best you.”
“If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as our current president plans, I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company. You can find me in the Caribbean sitting on the beach… with no employees to worry about.”
“It wasn't my passion to get involved in finance; really my passion was to get computers to do increasingly sophisticated things.”
“I just want them to be able to move as quickly as they can to make breakthroughs in understanding natural and artificial intelligence. The faster they can make progress, the more benefits we can bring to the world.”
“Most of the people in early computing, the very first thing they started to imagine was some form of artificial intelligence.”
“I was coming to work today and actually had an employee stop in the parking lot, get out of their car, and come over and say we're behind you and believe in what you're doing.”
“The auteur theory, the way it is spoken of in a very singular way — filmmaking as being derived from a very singular voice — is for the most part not true.”
“When you're able to work for a variety of different companies and industries, it allows you to take a very different approach to a problem and see things not just from a sales, marketing or product perspective, but see the relationship between different industries or challenges and come up with an authentic solution.”
“A great idea without real demand is still a bad investment.”
