Eric Schmidt Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. They don't just listen to what people tell them; they actually invent something new, something that you didn't know you needed, but the moment you see it, you say, 'I must have it.'”

“People are surprised to find out that an awful lot of people think that they're idiots.”

“The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best.”

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

“Facial recognition, completely unmonitored, can be used for very bad things. It can be used for stalking, for example.”

“A lot of the Google inventions came from engineers just screwing around with ideas. And then management would see them, and we'd say, 'Boy, that's interesting. Let's add some more engineers.'”

“Since I have access to every, every crisis in the world because it's always blaring at me on cable television, that doesn't mean I have to worry about every one of them. This is also known as knowing where the off button is.”

“And the more broadband we can get globally, the better. It's better for the world; it's better for our advertisers; it's better for Google.”

“Half of Google's revenue comes from selling text-based ads that are placed near search results and are related to the topic of the search. Another half of its revenues come from licensing its search technology to companies like Yahoo.”

“Google is more than a business. Google is a belief system. And we believe passionately in the open Internet model.”