If I had been more self-conscious about being a woman, it would have stifled me.
I think the most interesting thing is what happens next.
Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability.
I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you’re giving up that makes you resentful.
Reality is but a poor excuse for not having an imagination.
Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.
I really wanted to be a doctor, until my freshman year of college when I realized that while I was good at chemistry and biology, I really wasn’t feeling challenged by it.
People are more productive when they’re alone, but they’re more collaborative and innovative when they’re together.
Creativity thrives best when constrained.
Our theory is, if you need the user to tell you what you’re selling, then you don’t know what you’re selling, and it’s probably not going to be a good experience.
The utmost thing is the user experience, to have the most useful experience.
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.
The mobile phone acts as a cursor to connect the digital and physical.
You can wear ruffles; you can be a jock, and you can still be a great computer scientist, or a great technologist, or a great product designer.
I like to stay in the rhythm of things.
What is clear is that users own their data and should have control of how their data is used.
Innovation is born from the interaction between constraint and vision.
I’m a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.
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.
I was always good at math and science, and I never realized that that was unusual or somehow undesirable.