When pursuing ambitious goals, don't pray and ask for God to be on your side. Pray and hope to be on God's side, for God is always right.
Podcast: Sam Altman on 20VC
On the journey of building towards Artificial general intelligence(AGI), Sam Altman said:
"I never pray and ask for God to be on my side, I pray and hope to be on God's side and there is something about betting on deep learning that feels like being on the side of the angels."
Having a strong conviction is so important because the road towards any ambitious goal is never a straight line. When things don't work, you must take a leap of faith to stay motivated and try harder.
The original quote is from Abraham Lincoln:
"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."