Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.
Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate.
It's really wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people.
Employees, especially young people, want more than a paycheck.
I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it's always about what are you going to do next.
For some people, what really matters to them is sleep.
For many people, Google is the most important tool on the Web.
This is one of my favorites. People think of creativity as this sort of unbridled thing, but engineers thrive on constraints. They love to think their way out of that little box: 'We know you said it was impossible, but we're going to do this, this, and that to get us there.'
People are more productive when they're alone, but they're more collaborative and innovative when they're together.
People ask me all the time: 'What is it like to be a woman at Google?' I'm not a woman at Google, I'm a geek at Google. And being a geek is just great. I'm a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.