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

Think of business as a good game. Lots of competition and a minimum of rules. You keep score with money.

Software is more important than hardware.

The flatter the corporate hierarchy, the more likely it is that employees will communicate bad news and act upon it.

This antitrust thing will blow over.

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.

I realized about 10 years ago that my wealth has to go back to society. A fortune, the size of which is hard to imagine, is best not passed on to one's children. It's not constructive for them.