I can understand wanting to have a million dollars but once you get beyond that, I have to tell you, it's the same hamburger.

Here at work we're all just trying to get a job done. My people have the confidence of their convictions and they know their skills. And that occupies most of my time.

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.

Certain teams are more careful in what they write. They generate less bugs. You can know that but it still doesn't mean there might be there might not be one bug that would be bad to ship the product with.

To be a good professional engineer, always start to study late for exams because it teaches you how to manage time and tackle emergencies.

Even when things are stable, that's not easy [to work in Africa] because there are not roads, and the weather is tough, the education system hasn't been there. But this is how you get great countries, is step by step.

In almost every area of human endeavor, the practice improves over time. That hasn't been the case for teaching.