“I think as a company, if you can get two things right–having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff–then you can do pretty well.”

People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don’t really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.

What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they’re proud of.

Building a mission and building a business go hand in hand.

There is a huge need and a huge opportunity to get everyone in the world connected, to give everyone a voice and to help transform society for the future.

My number one piece of advice is: you should learn how to program.

Give everyone the power to share anything with anyone.

In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

Virtual Reality is going to be an important technology. I am pretty confident about this.

A guy who makes a new chair doesn’t owe money to everyone who ever built a chair.

Hollywood has nothing to do with real life.

Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.

People often say that it is easier to predict the way things are going to be 10 to 20 years in the future than to predict how it is going to be 3 years from now.

We also have a dog. His name’s Beast. He’s a sheepdog. He’s super cute. I love him.

People influence people. Nothing influences people more than a recommendation from a trusted friend.

If things aren’t breaking, then you’re not moving fast enough. People learn by making mistakes.

What Facebook stands for in the world is giving people a voice and spreading ideas and rationalism.

What a test that is: more than devotion, admiration, passion. If you long and long for someone’s company you love them.

Sleep is still most perfect, in spite of hygienists, when it is shared with a beloved.

First, you’re going to have to stop using food for anything other than nutrition. You cannot continue to use food to celebrate, or as a companion, or for entertainment, or comfort. You cannot medicate yourself, your mood, or pain with food.

The person I am in the company of my sisters has been entirely different from the person I am in the company of other people. Fearless, powerful, surprising, moved as I otherwise am only when I write.

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

When your center is firm, when your faith is strong and unwavering, then it will not matter what company you keep.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

Daei’s all alone here, with four Chelsea defenders for company.