Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority.

If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

We really have to work hard to remind people even though this is far away, that's it's probably the most generous thing governments have ever come together to do. Since World War II, this new institution is the only one that's emerged and is saving all these lives.

A company needs to have good business reflexes, to be able to marshal its forces in a crisis or in response to any unplanned event.

I'm a big believer that as much as possible, and there's obviously political limitations, freedom of migration is a good thing.

People are building the software and so having the pieces be such that a single person understands all the tradeoffs and everything that's going on in a piece is extremely valuable. It avoids getting into an experimental mode where you're just trying things out. That never works.

Although I don't have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way.