When I was growing up, I always knew I'd be in the top of my class in math, and that gave me a lot of self-confidence.

The kind of environment that we developed Google in, the reason that we were able to develop a search engine, is the web was so open. Once you get too many rules, that will stifle innovation.

If what we are doing is not seen by some people as science fiction, it's probably not transformative enough

Solving big problems is easier than solving little problems.

We are currently not planning on conquering the world.

The name was supposed to be 'Googol,' which is the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeroes. It was before the Google spellchecker existed.

As we go forward, I hope we're going to continue to use technology to make really big differences in how people live and work.

Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world.

We came up with the notion that not all web pages are created equal. People are – but not web pages.

When it’s too easy to get money, then you get a lot of noise mixed in with the real innovation and entrepreneurship. Tough times bring out the best parts of Silicon Valley.

Any conversation I have about innovation starts with the ultimate goal.

It’s not just dark in Scandinavia.

There is no such thingas ‘no choice’. There arealways other options.Explore yours.

On 'Check Your Head' and 'Ill Communication, ' most of the lyrics are much more, 'OK, you take that, and I'll say that' - they're split up.

False humility is thinly veiled ego disguised as self confidence.

I'm a pointillist, just working my tiny little piece of the canvas. I'm not so good at perspective.

We are not distinguished from brutes by our senses, but by our understanding.

What love it to me...is his happiness. I'm not like you where I fall in love so I can be happy. All I need is for him to be smiling.

It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action.

A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit!

From the outside, my life may look chaotic, but inside I feel like some kind of monk licking an ice cream cone while straddling a runaway horse.