Marissa Mayer's Quotes

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.

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.

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 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 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.

Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability.

I pace myself by taking a week-long vacation every four months.

Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.

I love technology, and I don't think it's something that should divide along gender lines.

When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night.

Employees, especially young people, want more than a paycheck.

For some people, what really matters to them is sleep.

I've always liked simplicity.

I refuse to be stereotyped.

I think Google should be like a Swiss Army knife: clean, simple, the tool you want to take everywhere.

It's really wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people.

Product management really is the fusion between technology, what engineers do - and the business side.

The internet creates more of an appetite for media - it doesn't replace physical books, radio or TV.

I don't think that I would consider myself a feminist. I think that I certainly believe in equal rights, I believe that women are just as capable, if not more so in a lot of different dimensions, but I don't, I think have, sort of, the militant drive and the sort of, the chip on the shoulder that sometimes comes with that.

For many people, Google is the most important tool on the Web.

Good students are good at all things.

I could imagine, some number of years from now, starting my own company. But not yet. Not for a while.

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.

I didn't want to lose my sense of myself in my profession.

I don't believe in balance, not in the classic way.

I don't feel overwhelmed with information. I really like it.

I had no idea how to eat sensibly.