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> [I had always assumed that the right way to do it was to these engineers, put them in offices by themselves with doors that they could close so they could think deep thoughts. This is a terrible idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/i-had-always-assumed-that-the-right-way-to-do-it-was-to-these/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

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## More by Eric Schmidt

> [“When companies get big, they devote most of their care and feeding to the business that got them big. This is as it should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/when-companies-get-big-they-devote-most-of-their-care-and-feeding-to/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [I had always assumed that the right way to do it was to these engineers, put them in offices by themselves with doors that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/i-had-always-assumed-that-the-right-way-to-do-it-was-to-these/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/the-coach-doesn-t-have-to-play-the-sport-as-well-as-you-do-they-have/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [A mind set in its ways is wasted. Don't do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/a-mind-set-in-its-ways-is-wasted-don-t-do-it/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [Just remember when you post something, the computers remember forever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/just-remember-when-you-post-something-the-computers-remember-forever/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [I worry that the level of interrupt, the sort of overwhelming rapidity of information — and especially of stressful information — is in fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/i-worry-that-the-level-of-interrupt-the-sort-of-overwhelming-rapidity/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [The funny thing about advertising is that it's not a zero-sum game... Historically, in the digital ad world, pie has gotten larger and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/the-funny-thing-about-advertising-is-that-it-s-not-a-zero-sum-game/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [There's been spying for years, there's been surveillance for years, and so forth, I'm not going to pass judgement on that, it's the nature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/there-s-been-spying-for-years-there-s-been-surveillance-for-years-and/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [In general in technology, if you own a platform that's valuable, you can monetize it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/in-general-in-technology-if-you-own-a-platform-that-s-valuable-you/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [Android is ahead of the iPhone now,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/android-is-ahead-of-the-iphone-now/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [For those who say you're thinking too big... be smart enough not to listen. For those who say the odds are too small ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/for-those-who-say-you-re-thinking-too-big-be-smart-enough-not-to/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [Find a way to say yes to things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/find-a-way-to-say-yes-to-things/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [I actually think most people don't want Google to answer their questions. They want Google to tell them what they should be doing next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/i-actually-think-most-people-don-t-want-google-to-answer-their/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [We run the company by questions, not by answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/we-run-the-company-by-questions-not-by-answers/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

> [We don't have a traditional strategy process, planning process like you'd find in traditional technical companies. It allows Google to innovate very, very quickly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/we-don-t-have-a-traditional-strategy-process-planning-process-like/)

[Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/)

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