Paul and I, we never thought that we would make much money out of the thing. We just loved writing software.

[AIDS ] is not a short-term emergency but it is something that, just like smallpox was many decades ago, we should aim for complete eradication.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.

The trouble with energy farming is that the energy isn't always where you want to use it, and it isn't always when you want to use it.

Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers - organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative - if we don't solve these security problems, then people will hold back.

If you're a guest [at my $113 million house], you'll be able to call up on screens throughout the house almost any image you like - presidential portraits, reproductions of High Renaissance paintings, pictures of sunsets, airplanes, skiers in the Andes, a rare French stamp, the Beatles in 1965.

The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will have the edge in this area.