15 quotes that reveal the genius and ambition of Google's Larry Page (GOOG, GOOGL)

Alphabet CEO Larry Page is driven by a fierce, relentless ambition.

The cofounder of Google and current CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet is notoriously unsatisfied by ideas that don't push technology forward by 10x. Page, along with Google cofounder Sergey Brin, grew the fledgling search engine into the multibillion-dollar technology behemoth it is today.

In honor of Google's 19th birthday, here are some thoughts from Page himself on strategy, motivation, and the power of Google.

Jillian D'Onfro contributed to an earlier version of this post. 

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On making a difference: "What is the one-sentence summary of how you change the world? Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!"

Source: Google

On invention versus implementation: "Invention is not enough. [Nikola] Tesla invented the electric power we use, but he struggled to get it out to people. You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people."

Source: Ted

On making Google products beautiful: "I do think there is an important artistic component in what we do. As a technology company I’ve tried to really stress that."

Source: Fortune

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