The thing that we are trying to do at Facebook is just help people connect and communicate more efficiently.

If people want change, then they will find a way to get that change. So, whatever technology they may or may not have used was neither a necessary nor sufficient case for getting to the outcome that they got to, but having people who wanted change was.

It only took me two weeks to build the first version of Facebook because I had so much stuff before then.

A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.

Find that thing you are super passionate about.

When I look around the world and see so many countries turning people away, I think it is terrible. And I know that these are all issues that Germany is culturally dealing with in terms of integration but it is just something that I deeply admire.

Don't discount yourself, no matter what you're doing. Everyone has a unique perspective that they can bring to the world.