I have a particular relationship with Vinod Khosla because he's got a lot of very interesting science-based energy startups.

What we're really after is simply that people acquire a legal license for Windows for each computer they own before they move on to Linux or Sun Solaris or BSD or OS/2 or whatever.

The kids are a big part of my schedule.

I've been very lucky, and therefore I owe it to try and reduce the inequity in the world. And that's kind of a religious belief. I mean, it's at least a moral belief.

A company's ability to respond to an unplanned event, good or bad is a prime indicator of its ability to compete.

Strategically, a major function of the CEO is to look for bad news and encourage the organization to respond to it. Employees must be encouraged to share bad news as much as good news.

I believe the government has the right to recover from the heirs to the fortunes of its most successful citizens some portion of those fortunes.