“For the first five years of my life, I grew up in a log cabin in coast...” — Stewart Butterfield Quote

“For the first five years of my life, I grew up in a log cabin in coastal British Columbia in a very small town, like 300 people, mostly hippies. No running water, no electricity. When I was 12, I changed my name from Dharma to Stewart. At that age, you just want to be normal.”

“All the people on the Flickr team are committed to what we're doing, which is to be the eyes of the world.”

“Sometimes you will get feedback that is contrary to your vision. You may be trying to drive in a particular direction that people don't necessarily understand at first.”

“We must be out of the protectionist common external tariff, which mainly protects inefficient E.U. industries at the cost to British consumers.”

“I think the Dutch certainly get British comedy. And let's face it; a lot of it is pretty low-hanging fruit for the whole world now. There are probably tribes in the heart of the Papua New Guinean rainforest that know all the words to the Dead Parrot sketch.”

“There is Rio in 2016, but it won't be the same as going to London and hearing 24,000 people - nearly all British - cheering, stamping their feet, and screaming your name.”