“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.”

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.

Our work to improve privacy continues today.

People think innovation is just having a good idea but a lot of it is just moving quickly and trying a lot of things.

In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people. They no longer can lead solely based on positional power.

If we want people on the front lines of companies to be responsible for making good business decisions, they must have the same information that managers use to make good business decisions.

I am not a private person; you can ask those who hang out with me.

The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.

May your love never end and if you need a friend. There’s a seat along side me.

Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.

You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.

The old need the company of the young so that they renew their contact with life.