I spend a lot of time reading.

I'd be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained and even enhanced in the age of the computer.

I considered law and math. My Dad was a lawyer. I think though I would have ended up in physics if I didn't end up in computer science.

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.

I don't have a magic formula for prioritizing the world's problems.

We're at the point now where the challenge isn't how to communicate effectively with e-mail; it's ensuring that you spend your time on the e-mail that matters most.

Ridiculous sums of money can be confusing.