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title: "1 Happy Decision Quotes By Marissa Mayer"
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> [I realized in all the cases where I was happy with the decision I made, there were two common threads: Surround myself with the smartest people who challenge you to think about things in new ways, and do something you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/i-realized-in-all-the-cases-where-i-was-happy-with-the-decision-i/)

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

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## 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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