“The question I ask myself like almost everyday is ‘Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing?’”

I’m grateful to my mother for raising me with love and to all mothers out there for the important and challenging work you do every single day to make your family and the whole world a little bit better.

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.

Obsess about customers, not competitors.

It’s pretty simple – The Action you take will determine the results you Achieve.

To me, business isn’t about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It’s about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.

You won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.

Innovation is the only way to win.

Learn to use your brain power. Critical thinking is the key to creative problem solving in business.

As you grow in this business, you learn how to do more with less.

Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.