The world is not flat, and PCs are not, in the hierarchy of human needs, in the first five rungs.

Now you have to be a collaborator and you have to bring on governments and convince people.

I've said some stupid things and some wrong things, but not that. No one involved in computers would ever say that a certain amount of memory is enough for all time.

People want to watch whatever video they want to watch whenever they want to watch. If you provision your Internet infrastructure adequately, you can do that.

The nuclear industry has this amazing record, even equipment from generations one and two. But nuclear mishaps tend to come in these big events - Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and now Fukushima - so it's more visible.

Don't let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities. It will be one of the great experiences of your lives.

Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.