In the decade ahead I can predict that we will provide over twice the productivity improvement that we provided in the '90s.

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.

If you're too focused on your current business, it's hard to change and concentrate on innovating.

When I was growing up, my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that.

Hopefully, whether it's energy or child vaccines, the case of the many benefits helping countries so that they are stable, so these refugee problems that have been troubling for Europe - a little less so for the U.S. but, even so, a lot of controversy there - these things are why the future's going to be better than the past. People really do look to the United States, so we'll be there making the case.

The PC has improved the world in just about every area you can think of. Amazing developments in communications, collaboration and efficiencies. New kinds of entertainment and social media. Access to information and the ability to give a voice people who would never have been heard.

I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.