"I dont know how long I wouldve stayed, to be honest."
Lawrence Edward Page is an American businessman and computer scientist who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. Page is a centibillionaire and among the richest people in the world. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes, as of 2026, Page's estimated net worth stood at US$269 billion, making him the second-richest individual in the world.
"Its hard to keep things moving. And thats always a big trick. I think for me, the key is setting really big goals. And, you know, with YouTube, I think weve had tremendous leadership, both with the founders and now with Salar, whos been running it."
"The Star Trek computer doesnt seem that interesting. They ask it random questions, it thinks for a while. I think we can do better than that."
"Sometimes it’s important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it"
"If you look at things like Google Now also. Maybe you want to just have [a question] answered for you before you ask it."
"I have a simple algorithm, which is, wherever you see paid researchers instead of grad students, thats not where you want to be doing research."
"One flying car seems absurd; Larry Page has three."