
Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Australia so much. —
Brian Schmidt

Life is a shit sandwich and every day you take another bite. —
Joe Schmidt

Amazon has well passed any expectations of its ability to change distribution and marketing. —
Eric Schmidt

One day we ran all the way to Jones Beach, and if Mrs. Sidman hadn't sent a bus after us, I think we would have collapsed on the boardwalk and died. —
Gary D. Schmidt

A comedy isn't about being funny ... a comedy is about characters who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all. —
Gary D. Schmidt

To take the measure of oneself by reference to one's colleagues leads to envy or complacency rather than constructive self-examination. —
Benno C. Schmidt Jr.

Every 2 days we create as much information as we did up to 2003. —
Eric Schmidt

And the more broadband we can get globally, the better. It's better for the world; it's better for our advertisers; it's better for Google. —
Eric Schmidt

It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises. —
Stanley Schmidt

Keep in mind, from the outset, that the best way to avoid having to fire underperformers is not to hire them. —
Eric Schmidt

Crazy enough to think you will succeed, but sane enough to make it happen. —
Eric Schmidt

Hiring decisions are too important to be left in the hands of a manager who may or may not have a stake in the employee's success a year later. —
Eric Schmidt

We were both chumps. But you know what? It's not so bad when you're chumps together. —
Gary D. Schmidt

Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating. —
Brian Schmidt

Indeed in the modern world the word 'love' has been sentimentalized, but the word 'will' has been brutalized. (p. 108) —
Larry Schmidt

Ultimately, in the Internet, openness has always won. I cannot imagine that the current competitive environment would reverse that. —
Eric Schmidt

Give the wrong people a big challenge, and you'll induce anxiety. But give it to the right people, and you'll induce joy. —
Eric Schmidt

Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance. —
Stanley Schmidt

I would do 'American Splendor' and 'About Schmidt' again in a heartbeat. —
Hope Davis

It means, Doug Swieteck, that in this class, you are not your brother. —
Gary D. Schmidt

Google is very much a not-invented-here, build-it-ourselves culture. —
Eric Schmidt

Without growth we can't pay down our debt, and without growth there's no money for welfare. —
Helle Thorning-Schmidt

The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best. —
Eric Schmidt

I still believe that sitting down and reading a book is the best way to really learn something. —
Eric Schmidt

If you want better performance from the best, celebrate and reward it —
Eric Schmidt

consensus is not about getting everyone to agree. Instead, it's about coming to the best idea for the company and rallying around it. —
Eric Schmidt