You can make money without doing evil.

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.

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 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.

I had rather mistrust my own capacity than God's justice.

In a rising market, enough of your bad ideas will pay off so that you'll never learn that you should have fewer ideas.

No day is alike, nor should it be.

The battleground has been moderates of all faith traditions in all the countries of the world against the radicals of all faith traditions in all parts of the world.

In silence you hear who you are becoming. You create yourself.

When you stir up the passion, your faith will allow God to do amazing things. If you want to remain passionate, you cannot let what once was a miracle become ordinary.

I was trying to say something about Christianity, the idea that you have to be tortured to attain heaven. I didn't believe that.

To know you are among people whom you love, and who love you – that has made all the successes wonderful, much more wonderful than they'd have been anyway.

Photography freed painting from a lot of tiresome chores, starting with family portraits.

I loved my mother and father.