“You treat people with respect, they tend to return the favor to the company.” PeopleCompanyReturnTreatsFavorsTreating People With Respect Author:Larry Page
“We are excited about Internet access in general. With better access to the Internet, people do more searches.” PeopleInternetExcitedAccessInternet Access Author:Larry Page
“The amazing thing is that we're part of people's daily lives, like brushing their teeth. It's just something they do throughout the day while working, buying things, deciding what to do after work and much more. Google has been accepted as part of people's lives.” PeopleHas BeensAcceptedTeethBuyingDaily LifeGoogleAmazing ThingsBrushingBuying ThingsDeciding What To Do Author:Larry Page
“I feel like my job as CEO is always to be pushing people ahead.” PeopleFeelsJobsPushingCeo Author:Larry Page
“If you look at the people who have high impact, they have pretty general knowledge. They don't have a really narrowly focused education.” PeopleIfsLooksImpactFocusedGeneral Knowledge Author:Larry Page
“Don't be evil- apparently people like it better than "Be good".” PeopleEvilBe Good Author:Larry Page
“I like going to Burning Man, for example. That's an environment where people can try out different things. I think as technologists we should have some safe places where we can try out some new things and figure out what is the effect on society, what's the effect on people, without having to deploy kind of into the normal world.” PeopleThinkingMenWorldShouldTryingWholeEnvironmentEffectsFiguresExampleSafeShould HaveWhole WorldBurningNew ThingsSafe PlacesBurning Man Author:Larry Page
“Optimism is important. You have to be a little silly about the goals you are going to set. There is a phrase I learned in college called, 'having a healthy disregard for the impossible.' That is a really good phrase. You should try to do things that most people would not do.” PeopleInspirationalShouldTryingLittlesImportantGoalImpossibleCollegeHealthyOptimismSillyPhrasesDisregard 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
“As devices multiply and usage changes, many users coming online today may never use a desktop machine, it becomes more and more important to ensure that people can access all of their stuff anywhere.” PeopleMayImportantUseTodayStuffTechnologyInternetMachinesAccessOnlineDevicesUsersGadgetsUsageDesktop Author:Larry Page
“Sergey and I founded Google because we're super optimisitc about the potential for technology to make the world a better place. Think about how many people are underserved by transportation today, like those with disabilities, and how self driving cars will transform their lives. Or the wasted time you sit in your car every day commuting to and from work. Or the deaths and injuries that could be avoided.” PeopleThinkingWorldSelfTodayTechnologyCarDrivingOptimisticInjuryDisabilityGoogleBetter PlaceAvoidedTransportationWasted TimeDriving CarsCommuting Author:Larry Page
“We have always tried to concentrate on the long term, and to place bets on technology we believe will have a significant impact over time. It's hard to imagine now, but when we started Google most people thought search was a solved problem and that there was no money to be made apart from some banner advertising. We felt the exact opposite: that search quality was very poor, and that awesome user experiences would clearly make money.” PeopleBelieveLongMadeHardProblemFeltTermPoorMoneyQualityTechnologyFocusImagineInternetOppositesImpactSignificantAdvertisingMaking MoneyLong TermUsersGoogleNo MoneyBannerUser ExperienceSolved Problems Author:Larry Page
“It is a tremendous responsibility for us to have all the eyes focused on what we do and give people exactly what they need when they ask for it.” PeopleNeedsGivingEyeAsksResponsibilityTechnologyFocused Author:Larry Page
“Over time, it's becoming more and more understood by people that we're acting in their interests. And that's a very, very powerful thing for our brand.” PeopleInterestPowerfulActingTechnologyBecomingUnderstoodBrandsVery PowerfulBecoming More Author:Larry Page
“We really care about our brand. We really want it to stand for high quality. We want people to be excited about it, for it to be fun.” PeopleWantCareFunQualityTechnologyExcitedBrandsHigh Quality Author:Larry Page
“You can try to control people, or you can try to have a system that represents reality. I find that knowing what's really happening is more important than trying to control people.” PeopleTryingImportantRealityTechnologyKnowingHappenings Author:Larry Page
“Small groups of people can have a really huge impact.” PeopleMotivationGroupsHugeImpactSmall Groups Author:Larry Page
“You need to invent things and you need to get them to people. You need to commercialize those inventions. Obviously, the best way we've come up with doing that is through companies.” PeopleWayNeedsCompanyCome UpInventionBest Way Author:Larry Page
“If you say you want to automate cars and save people's lives, the skills you need for that aren't taught in any particular discipline. I know - I was interested in working on automating cars when I was a Ph.D. student in 1995.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantNeedsCarStudentsTaughtParticularDisciplineSkills Author:Larry Page
“It really matters whether people are working on generating clean energy or improving transportation or making the Internet work better and all those things. And small groups of people can have a really huge impact.” PeopleMatterEnergyGroupsHugeInternetImpactCleanImprovingTransportationSmall GroupsClean Energy Author:Larry Page
“You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people.” PeopleCompanyFocusInnovationInventionPlus Author:Larry Page
“People are starving in the world, not because we don't have enough food, but because we're not organized. And computers are part of that.” PeopleWorldEnoughComputerOrganizedStarvingTechie Author:Larry Page
“Technology should do the hard work so people can do the things that make them the happiest in life.” PeopleShouldHardCan DoTechnologyHard Work Author:Larry Page
