Patrick Pichette

Being your own person and standing for what you believe is a critical aspect of a good professional life.

With scale, there always becomes this tension of, how do you keep the start-up philosophy?

Everybody knows: people, operations, and the HR component of Google is one critical strategic asset that we have.

People see the speed; people see the innovation, the relentless innovation, and that's what Google is about.

Relative to Google or the kind of turnaround we're seeing, we do care about profitability. That is our goal in every one of the areas where we invest.

Google will continue to be the place of choice, and we wanted to signal that very clearly to our employees.

When our kids are asked by their friends about the success of the longevity of our marriage, they simply joke that Tamar and I have spent so little time together that 'it's really too early to tell' if our marriage will, in fact, succeed.

People die at 100 years old now. When I was a kid, people died at 67.

If you think of what you do on your mobile and what you do on your PC, they're typically very different, and because they're different, they bring you additional value and additional opportunities.

On mobile, knowing where your friends are at any time is actually a pretty important part of your mobile experience.

If you're on Earth as a single-purpose engine, and there's only one thing you want to do for the rest of your life, have at it.

After taking a two-year sabbatical to spend time with my wife and travel the world, I'm excited to join the Twitter Board and help the company advance its mission.