Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Mena Grabowski Trott

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American businesswoman Mena Grabowski Trott.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Mena Grabowski Trott

Mena Grabowski Trott is a co-founder of Six Apart, creator of Movable Type and TypePad. The company name originates from the fact that Trott and co-founder/ex-husband Benjamin Trott were born six days apart.

I talk about myself. That's what I am. I'm a blogger. I have always decided that I was going to be an expert on one thing, and I am an expert on this person, and so I write about it.
When I started my blog, it was really this one goal - I said, 'I am not going to be famous to the world, but I could be famous to people on the Internet.' And I set a goal. I said, 'I'm going to win an award,' because I had never won an award in my entire life.
I am a blogger - that is an amazing thing for me, because it captures a moment in time every day. — © Mena Grabowski Trott
I am a blogger - that is an amazing thing for me, because it captures a moment in time every day.
I wrote a post about wanting to buy a banjo - a $300 banjo, which is a lot of money, and I don't play instruments; I don't know anything about music. I like music, and I like banjos, and I think I probably heard Steve Martin playing, and I said, 'I could do that.' And I said to my husband, I said, 'Ben, can I buy a banjo?' And he's like, 'No.'
If you aren’t going to say something directly to someone’s face, than don’t use online as an opportunity to say it. It is this sense of bravery that people get when they are anonymous that gives the blogosphere a bad reputation.
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