Marissa Mayer Quotes

I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful.

I really believe that the virtual world mirrors the physical world.

I think Google should be like a Swiss Army knife: clean, simple, the tool you want to take everywhere.

You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.

If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.

If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen.

Your rhythm is what matters to you so much that when you miss it you're resentful of your work...So find your rhythm, understand what makes you resentful, and protect it.

Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability.

If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force.

You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.

New beginnings – professional, personal, or come what may – are always uncomfortable, but being open to them is the only way to grow. In the end, we are all capable of so much more than we think.

Success is never getting to the bottom of your to-do list.

Do something youre not ready to do. In the worst case, youll learn your limitations.

Product management really is the fusion between technology, what engineers do - and the business side.

Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate.

Right now is a great time to be a woman in tech, but there's not enough women in tech.

I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow.

The internet creates more of an appetite for media - it doesn't replace physical books, radio or TV.

I think the most interesting thing is what happens next.

You can wear ruffles; you can be a jock, and you can still be a great computer scientist, or a great technologist, or a great product designer.

Employees, especially young people, want more than a paycheck.

Creativity thrives best when constrained.

If I had been more self-conscious about being a woman, it would have stifled me.

To me, the future is personalization .

With data collection, 'the sooner the better' is always the best answer.

I refuse to be stereotyped.

When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night.

I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it's always about what are you going to do next.

It's really wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people.

I love technology, and I don't think it's something that should divide along gender lines.

That's how we're going to stay innovative. We're going to continue to attract entrepreneurs who say, 'I found an idea, and I can go to Google and have a demo in a month and be launched in six.'

I had to think really hard about how to choose between job offers.

My maternity leave will be a few weeks long and I'll work throughout it.

I think that for me, it's God, family and Yahoo - in that order.

Innovation is born from the interaction between constraint and vision.

People are more productive when they're alone, but they're more collaborative and innovative when they're together.

I was Google's first woman engineer.

Straight lines don't exist in the human form and are extremely rare in nature, so the human touch in the logo is that all the lines and forms have at least a slight curve.

I think that ultimately over time we really should strive for a place where most information is available online and is searchable.

Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.

The utmost thing is the user experience, to have the most useful experience.

There are amazing opportunities all over the world for women, and I think that there's more good that comes out of positive energy around that than negative energy.

Our theory is, if you need the user to tell you what you're selling, then you don't know what you're selling, and it's probably not going to be a good experience.

I'm a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.

I pace myself by taking a week-long vacation every four months.

What is clear is that users own their data and should have control of how their data is used.

Good students are good at all things.

I really wanted to be a doctor, until my freshman year of college when I realized that while I was good at chemistry and biology, I really wasn't feeling challenged by it.

I've always liked simplicity.

Reality is but a poor excuse for not having an imagination.