We paired this announcement of the R&D [commitment] with the so-called Breakthrough Energy Coalition, which is 27 [major investors] saying, "Hey, we'll put significant money into [energy innovations] when they're ready to spin out probably into startup companies."

It's pretty amazing to go from a world where computers were unheard of and very complex to where they're a tool of everyday life.

The ability of a successful company to add functionality to its product has long been upheld.

Leaders are those who empower others.

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.

Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent.

Of my mental cycles, I devote maybe 10 percent to business thinking. Business isn't that complicated. I wouldn't want to put it on my business card.