Marissa Mayer

Well, I think the social networking is really interesting.

Eric Schmidt from Google is one of my favorite mentors. And Eric would always say this very humbling thing that's really true, which is, he would say, 'Good executives confuse themselves when they convince themselves that they actually do things.'

It was a very well-rounded childhood with lots of different opportunities. My mom will say she set out to overstimulate me - surround me with way too many things and let me pick. As a result, I've always been a multitasker; I've always liked a lot of variety.

I think that for me, it's God, family and Yahoo - in that order.

I don't believe in balance, not in the classic way.

Search occupies this wonderful moment in a user's day where it doesn't even really break along demographics, right?

I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough.

I really believe that the virtual world mirrors the physical world.

The internet creates more of an appetite for media - it doesn't replace physical books, radio or TV.

I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it's always about what are you going to do next.

I didn't set out to be at the top of technology companies. I'm just geeky and shy, and I like to code.

I think that ultimately over time we really should strive for a place where most information is available online and is searchable.