“Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting.”

When a really great dream shows up, grab it!

You can make money doing evil.

I do think there is an important artistic component in what we do. As a technology company I’ve tried to really stress that.

You’re probably on the right track if you feel like a sidewalk worm during a rainstorm.

The “Be good” concept also comes up when we design our products. We want them to have positive social effects.

You don’t need to have a 100 person company to develop that idea.

We are excited about Internet access in general. With better access to the Internet, people do more searches.

Small groups of people can have a really huge impact.

It is easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition.

My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they’re having a meaningful impact.

As a precaution, we’re making machines extremely heavy with very tiny legs.

We try to, when you come to Google, fulfill that need that you have as quickly as possible.

It’s quite complicated and sounds circular, but we’ve worked out a way of calculate a Web site’s importance.

Don’t be evil- apparently people like it better than “Be good”.

Optimism is important. You have to be a little silly about the goals you are going to set. You should try to do things that most people would not do.

People are starving in the world, not because we don’t have enough food, but because we’re not organized. And computers are part of that.

I believe Satan exists for two reasons: first, the Bible says so, and second, I’ve done business with him.

Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.

Investing is a business where you can look very silly for a long period of time before you are proven right.

Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.

I knew I’d end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.

God is not saving the world; it is done. Our business is to get men and women to realize it.

In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”

The government needs to send out a message to the business community that ‘we are on your side.’