Larry Page Quotes

In devoting more time and attention to fewer commitments, we can have a bigger impact on the things that matter most.

I feel like the phone was in my way. So I got rid of the phone to focus.

I can't focus when there's too many things around. Whenever I used to go to the office, I used to always say, 'Tidy up.'

Through your life, most people peel away the junk that's not useful, that's superfluous. You are determined to peel that away. I do one thing at a time. One man at a time. One car. One house. One child. One job.

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.

We need to execute fewer things better.

I really don't use that much stuff. I think it's good to know a few pieces of equipment very well, rather than learn new ones every time. I think it distracts from the writing process.

Focus is about saying, No. And the result of that focus is going to be some really great products where the total is much greater than the sum of the parts.

I've noticed that sometimes when you keep things a little smaller, it's easier to focus on the creative aspects of what you're doing.

The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.

Less is more.

Take the complications, rules, shoulds, musts, have tos, and so on out of your life. By uncomplicating your life and removing the trivial pursuits that occupy so much of it, you open a channel for the genius within you to emerge.

Smart people tend to enjoy thinking about a lot of things at once. I'd say entrepreneurs should be serial monogamists; do one thing at a time until you make sufficient progress and then move on.

You can only do so many things great, and you should cast aside everything else.

Three hours of focused time on the projects that will really add value and uplift your career are so much better than 10 hours where you are constantly being interrupted and taken off your focus.

If I could go upstairs and write every day, I would be happy. I don't need recreation.

I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role.

We have to make sure, at Apple, that we stay true to focus, laser focus - we know we can only do great things a few times, only on a few products.

Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.

I like my surroundings to be pretty spare and severe. It helps me to concentrate on my work. All I ever do here is go from my studio to my bedroom. Everything else is extraneous. I never entertain, because to me, New York is about meeting people in public spaces, absorbing a little bit of their energy.

You do what is manageable, and you do it well rather than trying to do a thousand things just a little bit OK.

I'm not too easily distracted now I've had practice, but I write with nothing to look at. I used to rent an office that just had a view of a wall!

The simpler I keep things, the better I play.

Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark.

When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially in winter, because I don't want to concentrate on myself but on what I'm working on. Because I really, really love clothes, I can start to think too much about myself. It's distracting.