You can make money and you can make excuses, but you can never make money out of excuses

If you are low income in the United States, you have a higher chance of going to jail than getting a 4-year degree.

Over 80% of the poor are people who have small plots of land and grow their own food and they don't grow enough to sell much into the marketplace. So they will be hit hard by the worst in climate. They really get hit hard starting in the 20-year time frame and thereafter.

Steve Jobs' ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things as revolutionary are amazing things.

The most important work I got a chance to be involved in, no matter what I do, is the personal computer... I even knew not to get married until later because I was so obsessed with it. That's my life's work.

To be a good professional engineer, always start to study late for exams because it teaches you how to manage time and tackle emergencies.

Convert bad news to good news.