“Nothing influences people more than is commendation from a trusted friend.”

I started the site when I was 19. I didn’t know much about business back then.

There are social restrictions where someone could be suppressing someone else’s freedom to express themselves.

I think that more flow of information, the ability to stay connected to more people makes people more effective as people.

The question isn’t, ‘What do we want to know about people?’ It’s, ‘What do people want to tell about themselves.

If you don’t risk anything you risk everything.

I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress.

I generally think if you do good things for people in the world, that comes back and you benefit from it over time.

People developed planes first and then took care of flight safety. If people were focused on safety first, no one would ever have built a plane.

Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life.

There are many machines throughout history that were built to do something better than a human can.

I believe governments should take a more active role around important issues like balancing expression and safety.

Connecting the world is really important, and that is something that we want to do.

The scale of the technology and infrastructure that must be built is unprecedented, and we believe this is the most important problem we can focus on.

I’m trying to make the world a more open place by helping people connect and share.

You don’t let people deter you. Thats how you do it.

Whatever you build, build with care. Anyone who has built something big, has done it with care.

I wasn’t running away from you. I was running towards myself.

Good friends are more valuable than silver or gold.

Sometimes you have to deal / Devilishly with drowning men in order to swim them to shore.

Our Guardian Angels are our most faithful friends, because they are with us day and night, always and everywhere. We ought often to invoke them.

Two things you will never have to chase: True friends & true love.

Making consumer choices that reward eco-friendly products and companies is a great way to start.

I felt slightly superior to student politics, for instance. I had no reason to think this, but I thought of myself as slightly more seasoned. I became quite cynical talking to my student friends.

Friends part forever wild geese lost in cloud.