We have a mantra: don't be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for our customers, for everyone. So I think if we were known for that, it would be a wonderful thing.

We have a mantra: don't be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for our customers, for everyone. So I think if we were known for that, it would be a wonderful thing.

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

Computing is kind of a mess. Your computer doesn't know where you are. It doesn't know what you're doing. It doesn't know what you know.

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

If you say you want to automate cars and save people's lives, the skills you need for that aren't taught in any particular discipline. I know - I was interested in working on automating cars when I was a Ph.D. student in 1995.

You can try to control people, or you can try to have a system that represents reality. I find that knowing what's really happening is more important than trying to control people.