In the beginning of most success stories stand the impossible dream, the driving power of having a clear vision, powerful mission and unlimited passion to create something of a great value. Mark Zuckerberg, the Founder and CEO of Facebook and one of the greatest and most successful entrepreneurs of our times, undoubtedly has changed not only the way we connect and communicate with each other, but also have proven that creating something big requires starting small.

Here we have collected 20 of his most notable quotes that will give you a different perspective on the importance of creating something more than a great company – on creating a legacy.

On taking risk:

“In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

On having a mission:

“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 this healthy understanding which is that we need to do both.”

“Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. We do this by giving people the power to share whatever they want and be connected to whoever they want, no matter where they are. “

“I really try and live the mission of the company and… keep everything else in my life extremely simple.”

On confidence:

“People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don’t really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.”

On failure:

“So many businesses get worried about looking like they might make a mistake, they become afraid to take any risk. Companies are set up so that people judge each other on failure.”

“You are better off trying something and having it not work and learning from that than not doing anything at all.”

On innovation:

“People think innovation is just having a good idea but a lot of it is just moving quickly and trying a lot of things.”

On long-term goals:

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

On being underestimated:

“This is a perverse thing, personally, but I would rather be in the cycle where people are underestimating us. It gives us latitude to go out and make big bets that excite and amaze people.”

On advertising:

“Advertising works most effectively when it’s in line with what people are already trying to do.”

On getting different perspective:

“In terms of doing work and in terms of learning and evolving as a person, you just grow more when you get more people’s perspectives.”

On passion:

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

On making money:

“Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services.”

On focusing on the right things:

“The question I ask myself like almost every day is, ‘Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing?”

On the power of sharing:

“By giving people the power to share, we’re making the world more transparent.”

On improving people’s life:

“I know it sounds corny, but I’d love to improve people’s lives, especially socially… Making the world more open is not an overnight thing. It’s a 10- to 15-year thing.”

“People don’t care about what someone says about you in a movie – or even what you say, right? They care about what you build. And if you can make something that makes people’s life better, then that’s something that’s really good.”

On making an impact:

“I have this fear of getting locked into doing things that are not the most impactful things you can do.”

“Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.”