We understand the need to balance our short- and longer-term needs because our revenue is the engine that funds all our innovation. But over time, our emerging high-usage products will likely generate significant new revenue streams for Google as well as for our partners, just as search does today.

Larry Page

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You never lose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby. by Larry Page

You never lose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby.

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Always deliver more than expected. by Larry Page

Always deliver more than expected.

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It's very hard to fail completely, if you aim high enough. by Larry Page

It's very hard to fail completely, if you aim high enough.

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If you’re not doing some things that are crazy, then you’re doing... by Larry Page

If you’re not doing some things that are crazy, then you’re doing the wrong things.

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Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting! by Larry Page

Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!

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Optimism is important. You have to be a little silly about the goals you are going to set. There is a phrase I learned in college called, 'having a healthy disregard for the impossible.' That is a really good phrase. You should try to do things that most people would not do.

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It is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. ... Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition.

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Artificial intelligence would be the ultimate version of Google. The ultimate search engine that would understand everything on the Web. It would understand exactly what you wanted, and it would give you the right thing. We're nowhere near doing that now. However, we can get incrementally closer to that, and that is basically what we work on.

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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.

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Find the leverage in the world so you can be truly lazy. by Larry Page

Find the leverage in the world so you can be truly lazy.

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Anything you can imagine probably is doable, you just have to ima... by Larry Page

Anything you can imagine probably is doable, you just have to imagine it and work on it.

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Almost everyone who has had an idea that's somewhat revolutionary or wildly successful was first told they're insane.

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We should be building great things that don't exist. by Larry Page

We should be building great things that don't exist.

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

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Small groups of people can have a really huge impact. by Larry Page

Small groups of people can have a really huge impact.

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You treat people with respect, they tend to return the favor to t... by Larry Page

You treat people with respect, they tend to return the favor to the company.

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We have always believed that it's possible to make money without... by Larry Page

We have always believed that it's possible to make money without being evil.

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If we were motivated by money, we would have sold the company a long time ago and ended up on a beach.

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You know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream? And you know that if you don't have a pencil and pad by the bed, it will be completely gone by the next morning. Sometimes it's important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it.

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For a lot of companies, it's useful for them to feel like they have an obvious competitor and to rally around that. I personally believe it's better to shoot higher. You don't want to be looking at your competitors. You want to be looking at what's possible and how to make the world better.

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