Susan Wojcicki

“I think about my own career, and when I graduated from college, the Internet didn't really exist yet. And so not having a specific plan, being able to be opportunistic at the end, is what enabled me to make some of my best decisions, which is to go to places that were growing but that I didn't plan to have happen.”

“I've seen all of these decisions that have been made by all these great leaders who have been part of Google, and this has been an opportunity for me when I'm running YouTube, is to be able to take advantage of all of those memories.”

“Suddenly, when you have kids, you become responsible for these other people - like if something's not working out at school. I learned to speak out.”

“If everybody has to take biology and chemistry, they can take computer science. Computer science is a more useful skill right now than a lot of other things that people are learning at school.”

“Google is a business that gets paid when users want to see - want to click on - the ad. If we show ads that no one wants to see, we don't generate revenue.”

“I think video advertising is a hugely compelling medium.”

“Paid leave is a not just a mother and child issue, it's a societal issue we have.”

“If you are working 24/7, you're not going to have any interesting ideas.”

“I've been, like, the mom of Google.”

“Google has been doing well. As much as possible we're trying to share back with the employees. They will continue to create a lot of value.”

“Girls are being left out of the conversation when it comes to technology, led to think of tech as insular and antisocial without ever being given a chance to correct those perceptions.”

“My daughter was 10 years old when she told me she hated computers. As someone who has spent her career helping build one of the largest tech companies in the world, I was in shock. Suddenly an issue I faced repeatedly at work - the lack of women in tech - hit squarely at home.”

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

“People don't understand the logistics of advertising. To have the ads purchased and run, you need to have a series of products that work together.”

“I have tried in my role of being one of the first women at Google, let alone the first woman to have a baby, to really try to set the tone that this is a great place to work for diversity reasons.”

“Work smart. Get things done.”

“On YouTube, women are not just users; they're creators. They're learning about business and technology, and having a voice.”

“Don't overplan your life. Joining Google when I was four months pregnant was a bit of a leap, but sometimes you have to do the right thing for you right now.”

“I have this desire to create things and build things, and Google has enabled me to build and create things and to build products that are used by people all over the globe.”

“Google is a consumer brand and people need to be comfortable. If we were just an advertising brand we wouldn't have the same concerns. We've always tried to promote transparency and choice among our users.”