In a world of asynchronous threats, it is too dangerous for there not to be some way to identify you. We need a [verified] name service for people. Governments will demand it.

Success is really about being ready for the good opportunities that come before you. It's not to have a detailed plan of everything that you're going to do. You can't plan innovation or inspiration, but you can be ready for it, and when you see it, you can jump on it.

The average American doesnt realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists.

I still believe that sitting down and reading a book is the best way to really learn something.

There is a science to managing high tech businesses, and it needs to be respected. One of them is that in technology businesses, leadership is temporary. It's constantly recycling. So the asset has limited lifetime.

The issues of wireless versus wireline gets very messy. And that's really an FCC issue, not a Google issue.

There clearly are cases where evil people exist, but you don't have to violate the privacy of every single citizen of America to find them.