Innovation is a good thing. The human condition - put aside bioterrorism and a few footnotes - is improving because of innovation.

If you think you're a really good programmer... read Knuth's Art of Computer Programming... You should definitely send me a resume if you can read the whole thing.

The most impactful dollars that Australia can spend are actually what goes to help the poorest.

Personal computing today is a rich ecosystem encompassing massive PC-based data centers, notebook and Tablet PCs, handheld devices, and smart cell phones. It has expanded from the desktop and the data center to wherever people need it - at their desks, in a meeting, on the road or even in the air.

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

In this business, by the time you realize you're in trouble, it's too late to save yourself. Unless you're running scared all the time, you're gone.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.