I like to get myself in over my head.
— Marissa Mayer
I had to think really hard about how to choose between job offers.
I didn't want to lose my sense of myself in my profession.
If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force.
You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.
I really wanted to be a doctor, until my freshman year of college when I realized that while I was good at chemistry and biology, I really wasn't feeling challenged by it.
I love technology, and I don't think it's something that should divide along gender lines.
I've always liked simplicity.
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.
Good students are good at all things.
I refuse to be stereotyped.
I think Google should be like a Swiss Army knife: clean, simple, the tool you want to take everywhere.
With data collection, 'The sooner the better' is always the best answer.
I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it's always about what are you going to do next.
Search is an unsolved problem.
You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.
I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful.
I was Google's first woman engineer.
I like to stay in the rhythm of things.
Walmart is an amazing story of entrepreneurship and, as one of the world's most powerful brands, touches millions of lives every day.
I pace myself by taking a week-long vacation every four months.
I really love color.
Our theory is, if you need the user to tell you what you're selling, then you don't know what you're selling, and it's probably not going to be a good experience.
What you want, when you want it. As opposed to everything you could ever want, even when you don't.
I really believe that the virtual world mirrors the physical world.
Employees, especially young people, want more than a paycheck.
Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate.
It's really wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people.
I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough.
I was always good at math and science, and I never realized that that was unusual or somehow undesirable.
When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night.
Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.
I don't feel overwhelmed with information. I really like it.
I think it's very comforting for people to put me in a box. 'Oh, she's a fluffy girlie girl who likes clothes and cupcakes. Oh, but wait, she is spending her weekends doing hardware electronics.'
The utmost thing is the user experience, to have the most useful experience.
