A good interview about usability & UI

http://goodexperience.com/2002/10/interview-marissa-mayer-produc.php

Liked this few lines - they kind of epitomize everything

When you see a knife with all 681 functions opened up, you're terrified. That's how other sites are - you're scared to use them. Google has that same level of complexity, but we have a simple and functional interface on it, like the Swiss Army knife closed.