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> [Innovation is born from the interaction between constraint and vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/innovation-is-born-from-the-interaction-between-constraint-and-vision/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/marissa-mayer-6618_born_innovation-is-born-from-the-interaction_582609.png)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/this-is-one-of-my-favorites-people-think-of-creativity-as-this-sort/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/marissa-mayer-6618_boxes_this-is-one-of-my-favorites-people-think_1876876.jpg)

## Other authors on Constraints

## More by Marissa Mayer

> [Theres no such thing as Flickr Pro because today, with cameras as pervasive as they are, theres no such thing, really, as professional photographers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/theres-no-such-thing-as-flickr-pro-because-today-with-cameras-as/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/i-ve-come-to-realize-that-being-a-mother-makes-me-a-better-executive/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [I had to think really hard about how to choose between job offers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/i-had-to-think-really-hard-about-how-to-choose-between-job-offers/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/you-can-t-have-everything-you-want-but-you-can-have-the-things-that/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [The baby's been way easier than everyone made it out to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/the-baby-s-been-way-easier-than-everyone-made-it-out-to-be/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [I didn't want to lose my sense of myself in my profession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/i-didn-t-want-to-lose-my-sense-of-myself-in-my-profession/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [“Work for someone who believes in you, because when they believe in you, they'll invest in you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/work-for-someone-who-believes-in-you-because-when-they-believe-in-you/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [With data collection, 'the sooner the better' is always the best answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/with-data-collection-the-sooner-the-better-is-always-the-best-answer/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [Talent is what drives technology companies,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/talent-is-what-drives-technology-companies/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [Our theory is, if you need the user to tell you what you're selling, then you don't know what you're selling, and it's probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/our-theory-is-if-you-need-the-user-to-tell-you-what-you-re-selling/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/i-don-t-think-that-i-would-consider-myself-a-feminist-i-think-that-i/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/if-you-can-find-something-that-you-re-really-passionate-about-whether/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [Vince Lombardi says, you know, in my life there are three things: God, family, and the Green Bay Packers, in that order. For me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/vince-lombardi-says-you-know-in-my-life-there-are-three-things-god/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [Right now is a great time to be a woman in tech, but there's not enough women in tech,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/right-now-is-a-great-time-to-be-a-woman-in-tech-but-there-s-not/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

> [We were very focused on becoming profitable from a very early time, which was not true of most companies in the bubble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/we-were-very-focused-on-becoming-profitable-from-a-very-early-time/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

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