“We have a mantra: don’t be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for our customers, for everyone. So I think if we were known for that, it would be a wonderful thing.”

Find the leverage in the world so you can be truly lazy.

I like to ask a lot of questions to my employees, to learn about what they do and how they do.

Deep knowledge from your manager goes a long way toward motivating you. And I have a pretty good capability for that.

Serving our end users is at the heart of what we do and remains our number one priority.

If you have a product that’s really gaining a lot of usage, then it’s probably a good idea.

Being negative is not how we make progress, and the most important things are not zero sum.

Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that’s somewhat correct.

Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting.

You can be serious without a suit.

There are basically no companies that have good slow decisions. There are only companies that have good fast decisions.

We have always believed that it’s possible to make money without being evil.

Always deliver more than expected.

Sergey and I founded Google because we’re super optimistic about the potential for technology to make the world a better place.

You treat people with respect, they tend to return the favor to the company.

The best people want to work the big challenges.

I can’t really comment on rumors.

In the investing business you need a – a high degree of confidence but you also need a high degree of humbleness and you have to balance those two… Humbleness comes from mistakes.

I went to business school, and I went straight from that to a nine-year career at Microsoft. Eventually, I ran a big chunk of the consumer products division for Microsoft.Then I left with the birth of our first daughter because Bill and I both wanted to have a few kids.

You should surround yourself with people that believe in you, in life, and in business.

Never let your small business make you small-minded.

The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.

Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.

I genuinely believe that any business can create a competitive advantage through giving outstanding customer care.

There has never been a better time in the history of time than right now to start a business.