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If what you’re doing is not seen by some people as science fiction, it’s probably not transformative enough.

— Sergey Brin

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Any conversation I have about innovation starts with the ultimate goal.

When it’s too easy to get money, then you get a lot of noise mixed in with the real innovation and entrepreneurship. Tough times bring out the best parts of Silicon Valley.

Technology is an inherent democratizer. Because of the evolution of hardware and software, you’re able to scale up almost anything. It means that in our lifetime everyone may have tools of equal power.

We came up with the notion that not all web pages are created equal. People are – but not web pages.

Having come from a totalitarian country, the Soviet Union, and having seen the hardships that my family endured–both while there and trying to leave—I certainly am particularly sensitive to the stifling of individual liberties.

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