For many people, Google is the most important tool on the Web.

For me the core principles of privacy online are transparency, choice and control.

I don't believe in balance, not in the classic way.

My friend Andre said to me, 'You know, Marissa, you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself to pick the right choice, and I've gotta be honest: That's not what I see here. I see a bunch of good choices, and there's the one that you pick and make great.' I think that's one of the best pieces of advice I've ever gotten.

You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.

Shifting toward management meant greater responsibility and influence, but it also meant giving up programming day-to-day in my role, which was hard because it took me out of my comfort zone.

Today, only about 1% of the World Wide Web is written in Arabic.