“My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the company that he would carry to work. It's a big iron pipe with a hunk of lead on the head. I think about how far we've come as companies from those days, where workers had to protect themselves from the company.” ThinkingBigsCompanyProtectWeaponsWorkersIronWorking ItGrandfatherMy GrandfatherPipeHunkHow Far We've Come Author:Larry Page
“The moments that we have with friends and family, the chances that we have to make a big difference in the world or even to make a small difference to the ones we love, all those wonderful chances that life gives us, life also takes away. It can happen fast and a whole lot sooner than you think.” ThinkingWorldGivingWholeMomentsBigsHappensDifferencesChanceWonderfulFamily And FriendsSmall Differences Author:Larry Page
“I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. I know that sounds completely nuts. But, since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. There are so few people this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name. They all travel as if they are pack dogs and stick to each other like glue. The best people want to work the big challenges.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantFeelsFirstsLittlesEnoughDreamBigsNamesSoundChallengesProgressCrazyDogEasierCompetitionSticksNutsAmbitiousPacksGraduationGlueBig ChallengesMega Author:Larry Page
“Excellence matters, and technology advances so fast that the potential for improvement is tremendous. So, since becoming CEO again, I've pushed hard to increase our velocity, improve our execution, and focus on the big bets that will make a difference in the world.” WorldMatterHardBigsDifferencesTechnologyFocusBecomingIncreaseExcellenceImprovementMaking A DifferenceExecutionCeoVelocity Author:Larry Page
“Big companies have always needed and cooperated in areas where it made sense.” MadeBigsCompanyNeededAreasBig Companies Author:Larry Page
“Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don't believe that change is possible. But if you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you're likely to have issues.” IfsThinkingBelieveLooksBigsLeaderIssuesOrganizationManagementEntrepreneurDon't BelieveStatic Author:Larry Page
“One of our big goals in search is to make search that really understands exactly what you want, understands everything in the world. As computer scientists, we call that artificial intelligence.” WorldWantBigsGoalComputerScientistWhat You WantArtificial IntelligenceArtificialWant U Author:Larry Page
