New beginnings – professional, personal, or come what may – are always uncomfortable, but being open to them is the only way to grow. In the end, we are all capable of so much more than we think.

I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful.

I really believe that the virtual world mirrors the physical world.

I think Google should be like a Swiss Army knife: clean, simple, the tool you want to take everywhere.

You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.

If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.

If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen.

Your rhythm is what matters to you so much that when you miss it you're resentful of your work...So find your rhythm, understand what makes you resentful, and protect it.

Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability.

If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force.

You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.

One doesn't intentionally to alter the truth, just enhance it and make it more memorable.

Show Dr. Princi your teeth. That's right, let's see 'em all. Christ, Sparks, is that your tongue or are you swallowing a squirrel? Keep moving -

The principle of love within us is an attribute of the Deity, and it is placed within us to be dispensed independently according to our own will.

It is not enough that our life is an easy one. We must live on the stretch, retiring to our rest like soldiers on the eve of a battle, looking forward to the strenuous sortie of the morrow.

Everyone teaches you something. Some teach you what to do, and others teach you what not to do.

We knew that we were kind of odd and creeps, and we wanted to do odd, creepy stuff for people who wanted to see that.

Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.

I have worked like a galley slave throughout these eight years, morning till night, and I have given all I could to this work. I am happy with the results.

Sigma Chi, more than anything else, got me involved with the people who knew how to study, and they helped me. I learned from them. The Norman Shield is still quite applicable now.

Humanity has but three great enemies: fever, famine, and war; of these by far the greatest, by far the most terrible, is fever.