I have to say that in 1981, making those decisions, I felt like I was providing enough freedom for 10 years. That is, a move from 64k to 640k felt like something that would last a great deal of time. Well, it didn't - it took about only 6 years before people started to see that as a real problem.

Know your numbers' is a fundamental precept of business.

The U.S. and Canada are two generous governments and we reach out and partner with anyone who believes in foreign aid.

Software was the key element that would determine how useable and how broadly applicable the machine was.

I believe that the world will be a safer place if there is enough food to go around, that it will be a more stable place if children grow up with opportunities instead of frustrations. Furthermore, I can only assume that if the United States plays a role in helping to create prosperous societies, we will have friends to call on in times of need.

I'm not a macroeconomics person.

Paul and I, we never thought that we would make much money out of the thing. We just loved writing software.