--- title: "10 Want Quotes By Eric Schmidt" description: "10 Want quotes by Eric Schmidt. Plus more from Eric Schmidt and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/eric-schmidt-2408_google_we-want-to-make-sure-the-thing-you-re-lo_1253129.png" --- > [We want to make sure the thing you're looking for is on Google 100 percent of the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/we-want-to-make-sure-the-thing-you-re-looking-for-is-on-google-100/) [Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/eric-schmidt-2408_google_we-want-to-make-sure-the-thing-you-re-lo_1253129.png) > [If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/if-you-have-something-that-you-don-t-want-anyone-to-know-maybe-you/) [Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/eric-schmidt-2408_censorship_if-you-have-something-that-you-don-t-wan_1254850.jpg) > [I actually think most people don't want Google to answer their questions. They want Google to tell them what they should be…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/eric-schmidt-2408_answers_i-actually-think-most-people-don-t-want_298265.png) > [Ultimately, application vendors are driven by volume, and volume is favored by the open approach Google is taking. There are so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/ultimately-application-vendors-are-driven-by-volume-and-volume-is/) [Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/eric-schmidt-2408_android_ultimately-application-vendors-are-drive_2472976.png) > [One of the unintended negative consequences of online advertising has been the loss of value in traditional classifieds. It's simply quicker, simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/one-of-the-unintended-negative-consequences-of-online-advertising-has/) [Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/eric-schmidt-2408_advertising_one-of-the-unintended-negative-consequen_2396656.png) > [It's very difficult for governments to dominate the Internet because it's so difficult to control. People want to be free. People want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/it-s-very-difficult-for-governments-to-dominate-the-internet-because/) [Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/eric-schmidt-2408_decision_it-s-very-difficult-for-governments-to-d_630278.jpg) > [I do want to emphasize that we've seen an explosion in the use of Google Maps and Google Earth for education. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/i-do-want-to-emphasize-that-we-ve-seen-an-explosion-in-the-use-of/) [Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/eric-schmidt-2408_ability_i-do-want-to-emphasize-that-we-ve-seen-a_3110196.png) > [At Google, operations are not just an afterthought: they are critical to the company's success, and we want to have just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/at-google-operations-are-not-just-an-afterthought-they-are-critical/) [Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/eric-schmidt-2408_afterthought_at-google-operations-are-not-just-an-aft_1571694.png) > [I've never met a person who does not want a safer world, better medical care and education for their children, and peace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/i-ve-never-met-a-person-who-does-not-want-a-safer-world-better/) [Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/eric-schmidt-2408_care_i-ve-never-met-a-person-who-does-not-wan_2989404.png) > [To me, what you want to do is find a way to let this play out between the virtual world and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/to-me-what-you-want-to-do-is-find-a-way-to-let-this-play-out-between/) [Eric Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schmidt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/eric-schmidt-2408_accountability_to-me-what-you-want-to-do-is-find-a-way_3182530.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/eric-schmidt/#itemlist", "name": "10 Want Quotes By Eric Schmidt", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We want to make sure the thing you're looking for is on Google 100 percent of the time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Schmidt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/we-want-to-make-sure-the-thing-you-re-looking-for-is-on-google-100/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/eric-schmidt-2408_google_we-want-to-make-sure-the-thing-you-re-lo_1253129.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/eric-schmidt-2408_google_we-want-to-make-sure-the-thing-you-re-lo_1253129.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/eric-schmidt-2408_google_we-want-to-make-sure-the-thing-you-re-lo_1253129.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We want to make sure the thing you're looking for is on Google 100 percent of the time.” — Eric Schmidt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Schmidt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schmidt/if-you-have-something-that-you-don-t-want-anyone-to-know-maybe-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/eric-schmidt-2408_censorship_if-you-have-something-that-you-don-t-wan_1254850.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/eric-schmidt-2408_censorship_if-you-have-something-that-you-don-t-wan_1254850.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/eric-schmidt-2408_censorship_if-you-have-something-that-you-don-t-wan_1254850.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.” — Eric Schmidt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I actually think most people don't want Google to answer their questions. 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