Sergey Brin

Search Engine Founder Russian-American Born 1973 (age 53)

Co-founded Google and revolutionized internet search technology.

372 quotes

"The future belongs to those who can adapt and evolve quickly."
Change
"We should be optimistic about the potential of technology to solve problems."
Hope
"The web as I envisioned it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past."
Technology
"We are very much not done inventing the ways technology can help people."
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?"
Power
"Solving big problems is easier than solving little problems."
Success
"The most important thing is the mission of the company."
Work
"We wanted to have a company that could really take care of people."
Leadership
"Information is power, but only if you can use it."
Knowledge
"The perfect search engine would understand exactly what you mean and give back exactly what you want."
"We are not ready to declare victory over spam."
Perseverance
"Google does not have a legacy business to protect."
Freedom
"The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand."
Technology
"We believe strongly that in the long term, we will be better served by helping China and other nations grow."
Politics
"Don't be evil has to mean something."
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
"We want to build technology that everybody loves using, and that has a great impact on the world."
Inspiration
"I think it is probably an impossible task to get people to agree on anything."
Philosophy
"Mathematical algorithms are increasingly shaping the world we live in."
Science
"You're always adding new tools and new possibilities to the system."
Creativity
"I think the future of communication is not the web."
"Companies thrive when they have a culture of innovation."
Success
"If we knew what we were doing, it would not be called research."
Wisdom
"Data is a precious thing and should last longer than applications."
Knowledge
"We're not just doing this to make money. We're doing this to change the world."
Motivation
"The ability to focus is extremely important."
Success
"Speed matters in business. Seeing something first gives you a significant advantage."
Time
"We try to be very open about data and access, but we are also a business."
"People love us and hate us."
Leadership
"Machine learning is the future."
Technology