We're trying to do something so that when the average person uses Pinterest, it has to make the service better.

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.

Faith is to follow God.

Your intensity increases your productivity

She felt tears dripping down her cheeks, and she wondered if anyone would ever miss her if she simply sat here, drinking coffee for days and days, years and years.

Innovation, reinventing the invention

It could be that it's not that different. Circumstances, no matter what the color is, could be similar.

A typical rapist is a recidivist.

What kind of man gives cigarettes to trees?

As long as people are living their truth or their vision, whether they're activists or not, that's the important thing.

For me, the singer is actually the most important element. When I work with someone, it all comes down to whether I like the singer or not.

The victory one would gain after a whole life of work and effort is better than one that is gained sooner.