A lot of the machines that Google is built on—commodity is the polite word for them—they're regular PCs and so they're not always the most reliable.

..determination is the most important quality in a founder, open-mindedness and willingness to change your idea are key, and all startups face rejection at first.

The courage to ask question is a daring act.

It wasn’t that she believed in voodoo, precisely—but she believed in the people who believed in voodoo—and that was scary enough. -Coralee Ayers

Between thinking and seeing, there is a place called knowing.

If you want people to respect you or your company, you must first show respect for them.

But I need to wake up somehow. Or maybe not. Maybe it’s best to get through the day half-asleep. Maybe that’s the only way to get through today.

For we lose not only by death, but also by leaving and being left, by changing and letting go and moving on.

The United States is going to defend itself under any circumstances.

I'm a national security liberal, which I tell people because it's meant to sound absurd.

If I'd been listening closely, I'd have caught the sound of the gods having a great big old tee-hee at my expense.