Larry Page

Google co-founder

Contemporary influential 95 sayings

Sayings by Larry Page

I worry that we’re not focused enough on things that are really transformational.

2013 — Google's Q1 2013 earnings call
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I wish I could be an entrepreneur right now, because the things that you can do today are just so much more incredible.

2013 — Interview at Google I/O
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You never lose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby.

2009 — Stanford University Commencement Address
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Have a healthy disregard for the impossible.

2009 — Stanford University Commencement Address
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The ultimate search engine would understand exactly what you mean and give you back exactly what you want.

1998-2000 — Early interviews about Google's vision
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We want to build things that are important, that really matter to people.

2014 — Interview
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It is my job to make sure Google has a healthy disregard for the impossible.

2013 — Letter to shareholders
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Lots of companies don't succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future.

2013 — Interview
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If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning.

2009 — Stanford University Commencement Address
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My goal is for Google to lead, not follow.

2013 — Letter to shareholders
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The only way you are going to have success is to have lots of failures first.

2000 — Interview
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We are still at the very beginning of what the internet can be.

2004 — Speech
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We need to get out of the way of our users and let them discover what they want.

2000 — Interview
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If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough.

2009 — Stanford University Commencement Address
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The biggest misconception about Google is that we're a search company. We're a technology company.

2013 — Interview
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We're trying to build a perfect search engine. It would understand everything in the world.

1998-2000 — Early interviews about Google's vision
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The problem with newspapers is that they're still in the paper business.

2005 — Interview
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We want to make sure that Google is helping people do things that are important for them.

2014 — Interview
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What is the future of search? It's about getting things done.

2013 — Speech at Google I/O
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We want to build products that are so good that people want to use them every day.

2000 — Interview
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