Whether you believe it a moral imperative or in the rich world's enlightened self-interest, securing the conditions that will lead to a healthy, prosperous future for everyone is a goal I believe we all share.

In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation's future.

People who feared IBM were wrong, ... Technology is ever-changing.

I've said some stupid things and some wrong things, but not that. No one involved in computers would ever say that a certain amount of memory is enough for all time.

To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly.

Creating a piece of software is always complicated because you're doing something new. If you just wanted something that had been done before you'd just use that old piece of software. So there are no repetitive tasks.

Solutions to all biological problems are greatly advanced by the sequencing work and the new tools that are created.