Eric Schmidt from Google is one of my favorite mentors. And Eric would always say this very humbling thing that’s really true, which is, he would say, ‘Good executives confuse themselves when they convince themselves that they actually do things.’ – Marissa Mayer
The turning point for me was realizing that I would learn more at Google, trying to build a company, regardless of whether we failed or succeeded, than I would at any of the other companies I had offers from. – Marissa Mayer
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. – Marissa Mayer
Walmart is an amazing story of entrepreneurship and, as one of the world’s most powerful brands, touches millions of lives every day. – Marissa Mayer
When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night. – Marissa Mayer
I was always good at math and science, and I never realized that that was unusual or somehow undesirable. – Marissa Mayer
I could imagine, some number of years from now, starting my own company. But not yet. Not for a while. – Marissa Mayer
My first week at Stanford, I bought a computer, and it was the first computer I ever owned. I had to be taught how to turn it on and even how to use a mouse, even though, for a lot of people, a mouse is very intuitive. – Marissa Mayer
I loved Stanford and symbolic systems. For me, I came to Stanford assuming I would be a doctor and got really deep into chemistry and biology, but I noticed everyone who was on the same track as me was taking the exact same classes. I wanted to do something more unique. – Marissa Mayer
There are probably industries where gender is more of an issue, but our industry is not one where I think that’s relevant. – Marissa Mayer
I think that ultimately over time we really should strive for a place where most information is available online and is searchable. – Marissa Mayer
I think, you know, a fellow CEO said to me that the interesting thing about being CEO that’s really striking is that you have very few decisions that you need to make, and you need to make them absolutely perfectly. – Marissa Mayer