If success corrupts, I'm probably pretty corrupted by now.

Don’t tax my income, tax my consumption.

I would certainly use my voice to try and avoid anything that undermines confidence, so that parents are using vaccines fully.

The nuclear industry has this amazing record, even equipment from generations one and two. But nuclear mishaps tend to come in these big events - Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and now Fukushima - so it's more visible.

People are building the software and so having the pieces be such that a single person understands all the tradeoffs and everything that's going on in a piece is extremely valuable. It avoids getting into an experimental mode where you're just trying things out. That never works.

Five years from now on the Web for free you’ll be able to find the best lectures in the world. It will be better than any single university.

Robots will play an important role in providing physical assistance and even companionship for the elderly.