Teller
Teller
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntertainer
Date of Birth14 February 1948
CountryUnited States of America
surprising truth
Here is the surprising truth: It's often easier to make something 10 times better than it is to make it 10 percent better.
brings great knows pass
He's a great player. He brings so much to our team. He knows how to score, pass and get some steals. He does a lot for our team.
believe environment learning
I don't believe a mistake-free learning environment exists.
believe
I believe that the right thing for us to do, as much as we can and without confusing people, is to talk about how we're doing, the things that are going well but also the things that aren't going well.
grew small town
I grew up in a very small town in Florida, like, 7,000 people.
changing generally glass grant issues move needle people
I grant that people are generally uncomfortable with how fast privacy issues are changing in the world, but Google Glass is not going to move the needle on that.
carry cooler phones weight
Phones would not be better if they could be cooler looking, if they could weight less, or if they could have more battery. Phones would be better if we didn't have to carry them around.
accident car die drive eat energy lives people rest spend text year
Most of us have to spend a lot of energy to learn how to drive a car. Then we have to spend the rest of our lives over-concentrating as we drive and text and eat a burrito and put on makeup. As a result, 30,000 people die every year in a car accident in the U.S.
picking starts
Moonshot thinking starts with picking a big problem: something huge, long existing, or on a global scale.
audacious projects pure science
Moonshots live in that place between audacious projects and pure science fiction.
chance division goal good great opportunity receive
My goal was to play at the Division I level, with a chance to play in the tournament. This is a great opportunity not only to play basketball, but to receive a good education.
believe both sure turn ultimately
We need to make sure that the things we are already working on turn out to do the things we believe they can do and creating value both for the world and ultimately for Google.
shocked solve though
When you attack a problem as though it were solvable, even though you don't know how to solve it, you will be shocked with what you come up with. It's 100 times more worth it. It's never 100 times harder.
almost exercise technology
Making a moonshot is almost more an exercise in creativity than it is in technology.