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"Ifyou'rechangingtheworld,you'reworkingonimportantthings.You're
excitedtogetupinthemorning."
"Especiallyintechnology,weneedrevolutionarychange,not
incrementalchange."
"Myjobasaleaderistomakesureeverybodyinthecompanyhas
greatopportunities,andthattheyfeelthey'rehavingameaningful
impactandarecontributingtothegoodofsociety."
"Lotsofcompaniesdon'tsucceedovertime.Whatdothey
fundamentallydowrong?Theyusuallymissthefuture."
"Manyleadersofbigorganizations,Ithink,don'tbelievethatchangeis
possible.Butifyoulookathistory,thingsdochange,andifyour
businessisstatic,you'relikelytohaveissues."
"Ithinkastechnologistsweshouldhavesomesafeplaceswherewe
cantryoutnewthingsandfigureouttheeffectonsociety."

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cantryoutnewthingsandfigureouttheeffectonsociety."
"Ifweweremotivatedbymoney,wewouldhavesoldthecompanya
longtimeagoandendeduponabeach."
"Inventionisnotenough.Teslainventedtheelectricpowerweuse,but
hestruggledtogetitouttopeople.Youhavetocombineboththings:
inventionandinnovationfocus,plusthecompanythatcan
commercializethingsandgetthemtopeople."
"Ifyousayyouwanttoautomatecarsandsavepeople'slives,theskills
youneedforthataren'ttaughtinanyparticulardiscipline.IknowIwas
interestedinworkingonautomatingcarswhenIwasaPh.D.studentin
1995."
"Itreallymatterswhetherpeopleareworkingongeneratingclean
energyorimprovingtransportationormakingtheInternetworkbetter
andallthosethings.Andsmallgroupsofpeoplecanhaveareallyhuge
impact."
"Wedon'thaveasmanymanagersasweshould,butwewouldrather
havetoofewthantoomany."
"Ifyouaskaneconomistwhat'sdriveneconomicgrowth,it'sbeenmajor
advancesinthingsthatmatteredthemechanizationoffarming,mass
manufacturing,thingslikethat.Theproblemis,oursocietyisnot
organizedarounddoingthat."
"Whatistheonesentencesummaryofhowyouchangetheworld?
Alwaysworkhardonsomethinguncomfortablyexciting!"
"Idothinkthereisanimportantartisticcomponentinwhatwedo.Asa
technologycompanyIvetriedtoreallystressthat."
"Theideathateveryoneshouldslavishlyworksotheydosomething
inefficientlysotheykeeptheirjobthatjustdoesntmakeanysenseto
me.Thatcantbetherightanswer.
"Wewanttobuildtechnologythateverybodylovesusing,andthat
affectseveryone.Wewanttocreatebeautiful,intuitiveservicesand
technologiesthataresoincrediblyusefulthatpeopleusethemtwicea
day.Liketheyuseatoothbrush.Therearen'tthatmanythingspeople
usetwiceaday."
"Youneedtoinventthingsandyouneedtogetthemtopeople.You
needtocommercializethoseinventions.Obviously,thebestwaywe've
comeupwithdoingthatisthroughcompanies."

"YoumaythinkusingGoogle'sgreat,butIstillthinkit'sterrible."

Wehaveamantra:dontbeevil,whichistodothebestthingswe
knowhowforourusers,forourcustomers,foreveryone.SoIthinkifwe
wereknownforthat,itwouldbeawonderfulthing.

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wereknownforthat,itwouldbeawonderfulthing.
"Ithinkitisofteneasiertomakeprogressonmegaambitiousdreams.
Sincenooneelseiscrazyenoughtodoit,youhavelittlecompetition.
Infact,therearesofewpeoplethiscrazythatIfeellikeIknowthemall
byfirstname."
"Youknowwhatit'sliketowakeupinthemiddleofthenightwithavivid
dream?Andyouknowthatifyoudon'thaveapencilandpadbythe
bed,itwillbecompletelygonebythenextmorning.Sometimesit's
importanttowakeupandstopdreaming.Whenareallygreatdream
showsup,grabit."
"Overtime,ouremerginghighusageproductswilllikelygenerate
significantnewrevenuestreamsforGoogleaswellasforourpartners,
justassearchdoestoday."

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