“Ultimately you want to have the entire world’s knowledge connected directly to your mind.”

I feel there’s an existential angst among young people. I didn’t have that. They see enormous mountains, where I only saw one little hill to climb.

Any conversation I have about innovation starts with the ultimate goal.

If you’re not doing things that are crazy, then you’re doing the wrong things.

I would like to see anyone be able to achieve their dreams, and that’s what this organization does.

You can make money doing evil.

We believed we could build a better search. We had a simple idea that not all pages are created equal. Some are more important.

If I were seriously interested in something important to me, I wouldn’t just click on the first search result, read it and take it as God’s word.

The revolution in deep nets has been very profound. It definitely surprised me, even though I was sitting right there.

We just want to have great people working for us.

It’s very hard to fail completely if you aim high enough.

You never lose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby.

We want Google to be the third half of your brain.

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

Too many rules stifle innovation.

If Google Books is successful, others will follow.

As we go forward, I hope we’re going to continue to use technology to make really big differences in how people live and work.

When I came to know Mrs. Marcet personally; how often I cast my thoughts backward, delighting to connect the past and the present; how often, when sending a paper to her as a thank you offering, I thought of my first instructress.

They paint me as a villain, I just autograph the artwork.

Sometimes the rewards of risk don’t leave us wrecked. Sometimes we find our passion, our purpose, courage, connection, and comfort. Every good thing in our lives is a direct result of risk.

Connect the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy out of work. They feel the importance, dignity, and meaning in their job.

Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.

Your brain has more than 100 billion cells, each connected to at least 20,000 other cells. The possible combinations are greater than the number of molecules in the known universe.

The richest people in the world build networks. Everyone else is trained to look for work, that’s why there are two types of people today. Those who build their own dreams and those who build someone else dreams.

Social media changed my thought process and connected me to the rest of the world. And as I started connecting, the world started accepting me as I was. Nothing could be more satisfying.