I studied every thing but never topped.... But today the toppers of the best universities are my employees

It's the knowledge derived from information that gives you a competitive edge.

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."

Ninety percent of the cases of polio are in security-vulnerable areas.

It was really phenomenal [Warren Buffett donation]. It grew out of the friendship that we had and the fact that his plan to have his wife run the foundation and give things away changed when she tragically died.

I have a nice office. I have a nice house... So I'm not denying myself some great things. I just don't happen to have expensive hobbies.

The typical project design time for a large company like IBM - and they keep track of this - is a little over four years.