Mark Zuckerberg on Ambition Quotes

"We look for people who are passionate about something. In a way, it almost doesn't matter what you're passionate about."

"Building a mission and building a business go hand-in-hand. It is true that the primary thing that makes me excited about what we're doing is the mission, but I also think, from the very beginning, we've had a healthy understanding that we need to do both."

"Finding your purpose isn't enough. The challenge for our generation is creating a world where everyone has a sense of purpose."

"I’m here to build something for the long term. Anything else is a distraction."

"I feel that the best companies are started not because the founder wanted a company, but because the founder wanted to change the world."

"We want to empower people to do great things, and wealth is simply a means to that end."

"We believe that we have a responsibility to leave the world better than we found it, and our resources allow us to do that."

"We have a responsibility to use our resources to solve the biggest problems, like curing disease and improving education."

"The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is about using our wealth to improve human potential and promote equality."

"Every generation has its defining works. More than 300,000 people helped build the Hoover Dam... our generation has the internet."

"Our goal is not to build a platform; it's to be across all of them."

"I don't think that wealth should be the primary motivator for anyone who wants to change the world."

"My goal was never to just create a company. A lot of people misinterpret that, as if I don't care about revenue or profit. But what being 'not just a company' means to me is building something that actually makes a really big change in the world."

"Instead of building walls, we can help build bridges."

"We want to create a culture where people are encouraged to take big swings and focus on long-term problems."

"Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life."

"Purpose is that sense that we are part of something bigger than ourselves, that we are needed, that we have something better ahead to work for."

"Giving away 99% of our Facebook shares during our lives is our way of contributing to the next generation."

"Our goal is not to build a platform; it's to be all of them."