Marissa Mayer Quotations | Page 2

I’ve come to realize that being a mother makes me a better executive, because motherhood forces prioritization. Being a mom gives you so much more clarity on what is important.

I don't think that I would consider myself a feminist. I think that I certainly believe in equal rights, I believe that women are just as capable, if not more so in a lot of different dimensions, but I don't, I think have, sort of, the militant drive and the sort of, the chip on the shoulder that sometimes comes with that.

This is one of my favorites. People think of creativity as this sort of unbridled thing, but engineers thrive on constraints. They love to think their way out of that little box: 'We know you said it was impossible, but we're going to do this, this, and that to get us there.'

With data collection, 'the sooner the better' is always the best answer.

I really believe that the virtual world mirrors the physical world.

Vince Lombardi says, you know, in my life there are three things: God, family, and the Green Bay Packers, in that order. For me, it's God, family, and Yahoo, in that order.

I like to stay in the rhythm of things.

I like to get myself in over my head.

I think that ultimately over time we really should strive for a place where most information is available online and is searchable.

For me the core principles of privacy online are transparency, choice and control.