“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
“You’re going to have some very amazing capabilities in the economy. When we have computers that can do more and more jobs, it’s going to change how we think about work. There’s no way around that. You can’t wish it away.” ThinkingWayJobsWishCan DoEconomyComputerCapability 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 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
“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
“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
“The Star Trek computer doesn't seem that interesting. They ask it random questions, it thinks for a while. I think we can do better than that.” ThinkingSeemsAsksStarsCan DoInterestingTechnologyInternetComputer Author:Larry Page
“We have a mantra: don't be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for our customers, for everyone. So I think if we were known for that, it would be a wonderful thing.” IfsThinkingKnowsWould BeEvilKnownKnow HowWonderfulEntrepreneurCustomersBest ThingsUsersWonderful ThingsDo The BestMantras Author:Larry Page
“You may think using Google's great, but I still think it's terrible.” ThinkingMayStillsTerribleGoogle 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
“Lots of companies don't succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future.” ThinkingCompanyMissingSucceedForward Thinking Author:Larry Page
“We're at maybe 1% of what is possible. Despite the faster change, we're still moving slow relative to the opportunities we have. I think a lot of that is because of the negativity... Every story I read is Google vs someone else. That's boring. We should be focusing on building the things that don't exist.” ThinkingShouldStillsStoriesMovingOpportunityBuildingBoringDespiteFasterRelativeNegativityGoogle Author:Larry Page
“For me, privacy and security are really important. We think about it in terms of both: You can't have privacy without security.” ThinkingImportantTermSecurityPrivacyPrivacy And Security Author:Larry Page
