We've been kind of having an increasing succession of tests: tests for getting balloon flights to work, tests to test connectivity. It's super exciting that this is going to serve actual communities where it's going to make a big difference. Sergey Brin More Quotes by Sergey Brin More Quotes From Sergey Brin 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. Sergey Brin googleinnovationentrepreneur If what we are doing is not seen by some people as science fiction, it's probably not transformative enough Sergey Brin enoughpeoplefiction People try new things all the time. By now, the people who succeed have to be very sophisticated. Sergey Brin succeedtryingpeople It's important not to overstate the benefits of ideas. Quite frankly, I know it's kind of a romantic notion that you're just going to have this one brilliant idea and then everything is going to be great. But the fact is that coming up with an idea is the least important part of creating something great. It has to be the right idea and have good taste, but the execution and delivery are what's key. Sergey Brin creatingbusinessideas Currently we don't have plans on conquering the world. Sergey Brin funny-businessconquerworld Ultimately you want to have the entire world's knowledge connected directly to your mind. Sergey Brin googlemindworld Technology is an inherent democratizer. Because of the evolution of hardware and software, you’re able to scale up almost anything. It means that in our lifetime everyone may have tools of equal power. Sergey Brin technologytoolsmean Solving big problems is easier than solving little problems. Sergey Brin motivationproblemlittles 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. Sergey Brin self-confidencegrowing-upmath My vision when we started Google 15 years ago was that eventually you wouldn't have to have a search query at all. You'd just have information come to you as you needed it. And Google Glass is now, 15 years later, sort of the first form factor that I think can deliver that vision. Sergey Brin glassestechnologythinking 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. Sergey Brin googledifferencessuccess We are focused on features, not products. We eliminated future products that would have made the complexity problem worse. We don't want to have 20 different products that work in 20 different ways. I was getting lost at our site keeping track of everything. I would rather have a smaller set of products that have a shared set of features. Sergey Brin trackbusinesssuccess 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. Sergey Brin differencestechnologywork Some say Google is God. Others say Google is Satan. But if they think Google is too powerful, remember that with search engines unlike other companies, all it takes is a single click to go to another search engine. Sergey Brin technologypowerfulbusiness We are currently not planning on conquering the world. Sergey Brin entrepreneurcrazybusiness 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. Sergey Brin googleinternetnames You can make money without doing evil. Sergey Brin making-moneyevil Any conversation I have about innovation starts with the ultimate goal. Sergey Brin innovationgoalconversation You always hear the phrase, money doesn't buy you happiness. But I always in the back of my mind figured a lot of money will buy you a little bit of happiness. But it's not really true. I got a new car because the old one's lease expired. Sergey Brin carmindinspirational 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. Sergey Brin tough-timesinnovationreal
