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My willingness to fail gives me the ability to succeed.

Vinod Khosla

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Vinod Khosla
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 28
Businessman
Businessperson
National Capital Region of Delhi
Willingness
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Succeed
Failing
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If I wanted to be a doctor today I'd go to math school not med school.
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There are parts of the country in America, in the Midwest, where wind is a big resource, and we should absolutely use it. But to try and apply it nationally doesn't make sense. There are technologies that will work that are appropriate to certain regions.
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I don’t mind failing, but if I succeed it better be worth succeeding for.
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