Top 100 Wojcicki Quotes
#1. It's important for me to show my children the richness of life and be a role model. I find that my organizational and management skills are tested more at home than at work!
Susan Wojcicki
#2. I first heard about 'genes' when I was six years old. At dinner one night, I heard my mom tell my sister, 'It's in your genes.'
Anne Wojcicki
#3. People at different stages of their lives are doing different things, and they're all using Google.
Susan Wojcicki
#4. Google is a business that gets paid when users want to see - want to click on - the ad. If we show ads that no one wants to see, we don't generate revenue.
Susan Wojcicki
#5. I do believe at some point in time everyone will be genotyped at birth.
Anne Wojcicki
#6. Mobile is an incredibly fast-growing market and will continue to be.
Susan Wojcicki
#7. All the kids from my nursery school are still in touch.
Anne Wojcicki
#8. Things are always changing. Part of being successful here is being comfortable with not knowing what's going to happen.
Susan Wojcicki
#9. Women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer can learn a tremendous amount from women who have already been treated.
Anne Wojcicki
#10. Right now, offline and online are coming together because of smartphones.
Susan Wojcicki
#11. A few small changes in your DNA can turn your eyes blue, make you lactose intolerant or put some curl in your hair.
Anne Wojcicki
#12. A lot of genetic testing hasn't been integrated into healthcare because it has been expensive. I want to make people realise that they have the ability to be in charge of their own health.
Anne Wojcicki
#13. I don't necessarily want my physician making all my decisions.
Anne Wojcicki
#14. I think the phone is a really personal device in a lot of ways. If you drop your phone or lose it there's a moment of panic. On the other hand there's a lot of control that users have.
Susan Wojcicki
#16. Why should I need a prescription to spit into a vial and get my DNA read? Why can't I get my own blood drawn without a doctor's permission? It's my blood.
Anne Wojcicki
#17. 23andme is very independent and committed to focusing on transparency.
Anne Wojcicki
#18. Everyone's going to die, and everyone's going to get sick at some point. But I do believe that there are choices you can make in life that will make you as healthy as possible.
Anne Wojcicki
#19. Genetic testing in the future is going to be seen as critical as testing your cholesterol.
Anne Wojcicki
#20. Even though it was a start-up with fewer than 20 people, and I was pregnant with my first child, the best decision I've ever made was to join Google in 1999. Worst decision? Deciding to get a puppy and a bunny right when the baby came.
Susan Wojcicki
#21. I love taking an idea ... to a prototype and then to a product that millions of people use.
Susan Wojcicki
#22. Ads get a bad reputation sometimes because they're not useful. They're not relevant, or slow.
Susan Wojcicki
#23. I think there's a point to regulating, because there are snake oil companies.
Anne Wojcicki
#24. FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.
Anne Wojcicki
#25. I think we have to recognize as an industry that users have a lot more choices and can click away to a lot more media. As a result, the advertising we create really needs to be something users want to see.
Susan Wojcicki
#26. It's worth knowing more about the complicated environmental and genetic factors that could explain why traumatic brain injuries lead to long-term disabilities in some people and not in others.
Anne Wojcicki
#27. There are unlimited opportunities for display advertising. In fact, we're in the process of massive change in the display industry - how it's bought, how it's sold, and how it's targeted.
Susan Wojcicki
#28. I think it is absolutely crazy in this day and age that I have to go through a trial and error method to see if my child is allergic to an antibiotic or peanuts. I should just know.
Anne Wojcicki
#29. If you don't read it, you don't know. I mean, that's why I have a PR team. They read it and tell me if there's something, and that keeps you focused. I know my family and me well enough; why do I need to read about myself? I'm not going to change, I'm very stubborn in this way. I am what I am.
Anne Wojcicki
#31. A solid foundation in genetics is increasingly important for everyone.
Anne Wojcicki
#32. Nobody can quantify for you what's the impact of eating fiber every day, for instance. We can say we think it's good. But some people might say 'Oh, it reduces your risk of colon cancer by 20%, some people might say it reduces your risk by 25%.'
Anne Wojcicki
#33. As a parent, the most responsible thing I can do is get as much information about my children as possible so I can then think through how I can make them as healthy as possible.
Anne Wojcicki
#34. I'm excited about the opportunities with mobile phones and being able to receive information on the go and relevant to what I'm doing at that moment in time.
Susan Wojcicki
#35. There's enough data showing that the fitter you are, the better you eat, the more likely you are to stay healthy longer.
Anne Wojcicki
#36. Generally, our approach with products at Google is to first develop the right user base and then to figure out what's the right experience for the ads.
Susan Wojcicki
#37. My parents were passionate about what they did, very cheap, and very focused on doing good in society.
Anne Wojcicki
#39. From phones to cars to medicine, technology touches every part of our lives. If you can create technology, you can change the world.
Susan Wojcicki
#40. 23andMe is pleased to bring public funding to bear on data and research driven by the public - our more than 180,000 customers.
Anne Wojcicki
#41. You may not know your complete family history, but the reality is everyone has something, and as you get older, you start to worry about these things more. Health is not sort of like a 6-month project. Health is a lifetime accumulation of behaviors.
Anne Wojcicki
#42. We have been trained not to think about our health care until there's a problem.
Anne Wojcicki
#43. For people who want to be proactive about their health, there is a lot of information that we can provide. If you are going to have children, I think you have a responsibility to know if you are carrying anything. A lot of people tend to do the testing once they are pregnant.
Anne Wojcicki
#44. My first job after college was at Magic Quest, an educational software startup company where I was responsible for writing the content. I found that job somewhat accidentally but after working there a few weeks and loving my job, I decided to pursue a career in technology.
Susan Wojcicki
#45. Google has been doing well. As much as possible we're trying to share back with the employees. They will continue to create a lot of value.
Susan Wojcicki
#46. I think video advertising is a hugely compelling medium.
Susan Wojcicki
#47. Big challenges are an accumulation of small challenges.
Anne Wojcicki
#48. Google is a consumer brand and people need to be comfortable. If we were just an advertising brand we wouldn't have the same concerns. We've always tried to promote transparency and choice among our users.
Susan Wojcicki
#49. I think there's a lot of misunderstanding about genetic information and what you can and cannot learn. One of the things we try to do is educate individuals that knowing information is empowering.
Anne Wojcicki
#50. As the knowledge around personalized medicine continues to grow, consumers should expect their healthcare providers to begin to incorporate genetic information into their treatments and preventative care.
Anne Wojcicki
#51. We should revel in tons and tons and tons of ideas. Some of them will manifest and lead to a drug discovery, and some will not.
Anne Wojcicki
#52. Our understanding of how DNA informs our health and development is advancing at an incredible pace.
Anne Wojcicki
#53. I am responsible for creating and overseeing the future products that make up Google Advertising.
Susan Wojcicki
#54. If consumers were more empowered, they would take more responsibility for their health.
Anne Wojcicki
#55. We don't have enough data about how lifestyle decisions impact our health.
Anne Wojcicki
#56. I have always been interested in health care and doing something that is dramatic.
Anne Wojcicki
#57. Work smart. Get things done. No nonsense. Move fast.
Susan Wojcicki
#58. Let's face it: Engineering companies in general have more men than women. Google has tried really hard to recruit women. On the other hand, we have a standard. Google tries to recruit the best engineers.
Susan Wojcicki
#59. What's important is that I do my job really well, that I build great products and that I'm a great leader. All those things matter independent of gender. But I do think there's a responsibility for me to support other women at Google.
Susan Wojcicki
#60. Obesity is awesome from a Wall Street perspective. It's not just one disease - there are all sorts of related diseases to profit from.
Anne Wojcicki
#61. People used to say that advertising wasn't in Google's DNA, and that's obviously not true anymore. They used to say that display advertising isn't in Google's DNA, and that's not true any more.
Susan Wojcicki
#62. Our approach to medicine is very 19th-century. We are still in the dark ages. We really need to get to the molecular level so that we are no longer groping about in the dark.
Anne Wojcicki
#63. There are lots of people in the Silicon Valley who are interested in working at a fast-moving, dynamic company like Google. Not just my family members.
Susan Wojcicki
#64. People don't understand the logistics of advertising. To have the ads purchased and run, you need to have a series of products that work together.
Susan Wojcicki
#65. Rarely are opportunities presented to you in a perfect way. In a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. 'Here, open it, it's perfect. You'll love it.' Opportunities
the good ones
are messy, confusing and hard to recognize. They're risky. They challenge you.
Susan Wojcicki
#66. I think it's important to have flexibility to work wherever is best for you. I actually encourage people to work at the cafe - or from home or wherever works best for them.
Anne Wojcicki
#67. Today, most young women are exposed to technology at a very young age, with mobile phones, tablets, the Web or social media. They are much more proficient with technology than prior generations since they use it for all their school work, communication and entertainment.
Susan Wojcicki
#69. We are a consumer company and our success is directly linked to our users trusting us. Therefore we have the same incentive as the user: they want to see relevant advertising so their experience of Google is positive and we want to deliver it.
Susan Wojcicki
#70. I think the biggest problem in clinical trials is that they are underpowered. And that fundamentally, the studies are just too small.
Anne Wojcicki
#72. I had a very unusual childhood in that I grew up on the Stanford campus and I never moved.
Anne Wojcicki
#73. There's a whole group of people who are 100-plus and have no disease. Why?
Anne Wojcicki
#74. I think that the idea of people wanting to steal your genome remains a little bit in the world of science fiction. It's a new technology, and it's new science that people are becoming familiar with. It's critical for us to do everything we can to enable the privacy level that people want.
Anne Wojcicki
#75. I carry my iPad and laptop with me everywhere.
Anne Wojcicki
#76. The reason I like my job is that I have this desire to create. I have this desire to create things and build things, and Google has enabled me to build and create things and to build products that are used by people all over the globe.
Susan Wojcicki
#77. I like company lunches because I think going out wastes valuable time; plus, a lot of good ideas come up over lunch.
Anne Wojcicki
#78. Knowing your genetic health risks will help you make better decisions.
Anne Wojcicki
#79. Though we do need more women to graduate with technical degrees, I always like to remind women that you don't need to have science or technology degrees to build a career in tech.
Susan Wojcicki
#80. Many women assume they can't be good mothers and have challenging careers at the same time, so they might give up trying to do both as they get to a crucial point in their career. Although it can be hard at times, it's important for women to recognize the benefits of working outside the home.
Susan Wojcicki
#81. April 25th is DNA Day. I know, you probably had no idea.
Anne Wojcicki
#82. There's nothing worse than walking into a hospital and seeing people sick and miserable and having a horrible treatment.
Anne Wojcicki
#83. There's massive government initiatives going around the world, and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.
Anne Wojcicki
#84. One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.
Anne Wojcicki
#85. TIVO was a big shift in how people watched TV, but everyone understood the concept of TV. No one really understands the concept of, well why would I want my genetic information?
Anne Wojcicki
#86. As a kid growing up, this was sometimes a little bit intimidating to have a mom who was always, like, speaking up and always saying something that might be kind of controversial ... The thing I think that we got out of that that was really good was, like, we weren't afraid to make waves.
Susan Wojcicki
#88. My smartest move was joining Google. It wasn't obvious at the time that it would be a good decision. A lot of people, many of my friends, advised me against it.
Susan Wojcicki
#90. I have had a lot of setbacks that I have learned from.
Susan Wojcicki
#91. Billions of dollars have been put into genetic research.
Anne Wojcicki
#93. The main motivations were to try to leverage Google's expertise with large computer systems and to try to give something back to science
Susan Wojcicki
#94. Advertising is very simple in a lot of ways. Advertisers go where the users go, and users are choosing to spend a lot more time online.
Susan Wojcicki
#95. I'm at a slightly higher risk for type 2 diabetes, and my grandmother had diabetes. My hemoglobin a1c, which is one of the measures, started being a little high when I was drinking a ton of that coconut water.
Anne Wojcicki
#96. Making personalized medicine a reality will require a strong partnership between 23andMe and the physician and medical communities.
Anne Wojcicki
#97. I have tried to be a leader. I have tried in my role of being one of the first women at Google, let alone the first woman to have a baby, to really try to set the tone that this is a great place to work for diversity reasons.
Susan Wojcicki
#98. My most radical shift was leaving Intel and joining Google, a small startup at the time, even though I was pregnant.
Susan Wojcicki
#99. Being able to do research in a real-time way is the way research needs to be done in the future.
Anne Wojcicki
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