I thought Google was the coolest place. People there were so smart and they were all doing these really interesting things. I just felt really lucky to be a part of it even in a small way.

I think the thing that I've learned is that really great people, they actually want to work on hard problems.

Just build things and find out if they work.

One of the things I've learned is to be receptive of feedback.

If Google teaches you anything, it's that small ideas can be big.

What you collect says so much about who you are.

I want Pinterest to be human. The Internet's still so abstract... To me, boards are a very human way of looking at the world.

Don't take too much advice.

There's a lot of pressure to look like the last company that was successful.

I kind of think of engineering like the chefs at a restaurant. Nobody's going to deny chefs are integrally important, but there's also so many other people who contribute to a great meal.

I always just want to move along to the next step.

Intelligence is not always the source of knowledge but love is.

It's hard to come to terms with the fact that you aren't going to be loved the way you want to be loved.

Unfortunately it's hard for me to be a fanboy for anything these days just because I see so much music.

My advice is to develop a good regimen and stick to it!

If there is continuity in the universe, it is fitting that there should be intelligent beings without bodies which are called angels.

Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.

Wherever you are you will always be in my heart.

I can't drive, so I can only live in New York, which is fine with me.

My parents were Muscovites. They worked at the Kaliber factory.

Television probably has become the most evocative, widely observed signpost we have.