108 Quotes by Susan Wojcicki

Right now, offline and online are coming together because of smartphones.

Today, most young women are exposed to technology at a very young age, with mobile phones, tablets, the Web or social media. They are much more proficient with technology than prior generations since they use it for all their school work, communication and entertainment.

Let's face it: Engineering companies in general have more men than women. Google has tried really hard to recruit women. On the other hand, we have a standard. Google tries to recruit the best engineers.

First there's my role just as an executive being responsible for advertising, regardless of gender. I think that's a position that I take seriously. That's the first role. But I think for my role as a woman at Google, you try to set a good example and be a role model for the other women in the organization.

Even though it was a start-up with fewer than 20 people, and I was pregnant with my first child, the best decision I've ever made was to join Google in 1999. Worst decision? Deciding to get a puppy and a bunny right when the baby came.

Google is fascinating, and the book isn't finished. I'm creating, living, building, and writing those chapters.

I have had a lot of setbacks that I have learned from.

Engineering is a jeans and hoodie culture, and sales is more formal.

I love taking an idea... to a prototype and then to a product that millions of people use.