I try to absorb all types of style and design. I don't try and restrict my thinking. I enjoy the old and the new. You need that broad perspective to create something different.

We started YouTube to democratize video distribution. Now, we are democratizing video creation.

I was one of those kids who took apart their toys to see how they work, just to see what they were made up of.

Running helped me learn how to deal with failure, and failure is a big part of the Internet business.

If something excites you, go for it.

YouTube is becoming much more than an entertainment destination.

I think Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the cornerstones of any social media strategy.

The iPad - is that a phone or a computer? If I put it on my wall is it a TV?

When I started running cross-country and track in high school, literally every race was a failure.

To some extent, being an entrepreneur is a lonely journey.

There's always going to be a place for YouTube.

We really are creatures of a violent world, biologically speaking - watching violence and learning about it is one of our cognitive drives.

Art is not some sort of guideline for understanding. It's a thing unto itself.

The sermon of your life in tough times ministers to people more powerfully than the most eloquent speaker.

Focusing on your values may provide you with meaning, but it won't simplify things.

When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. Following rules of composition can only lead to a tedious repetition of pictorial cliches.

Like many older fans of Free Software and Open Source, I have discovered that it is really only free in the sense that the time you spend on it is worthless.

No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

Someone once said that under the bell jar of compliance, the only thing that blooms is rage.

Terrific marriages are completely respectful, transparent and loyal.

Everybody's tragedy is somebody's nuisance.