386 Quotes by Eric Schmidt

Twitter is not a technology company, it is a publishing company.

Washington – having spent a lot of time there, I grew up there and have spent a lot of time there recently – is largely defined by detailed analytical views and policy choices that are not very good. You know, each policy choice has a winner and a loser, right? Somebody’s ox is getting gored.

It’s a bug that cars were invented before computers.

It should go without saying – but it usually doesn’t, so we’ll say it – that data is best understood by those closest to the issue, which is often not management. As a leader, it is best not to get lost in details you don’t understand, but rather trust the smart people who work for you to understand them.

One person’s definition of evil is another person’s different definition.

Loving a business means having a plan for leaving it, but leaders often neglect to think about who will succeed them.

Google dress code was: “You must wear something”.

Work-life balance. This is another touchstone of supposedly “enlightened” management practices that can be insulting to smart, dedicated employees. The phrase itself is part of the problem: For many people, work is an important part of life, not something to be separated. The best cultures invite and enable people to be overworked in a good way, with too many interesting things to do both at work and at home.

It helps to see failure as a road and not a wall.