Married life is a simpler life. Who I spend my time with is established in advance.

Embrace bad news to learn where you need the most improvement.

If your culture doesn't like geeks, you are in real trouble.

One of the wonderful things about the information highway is that virtual equity is far easier to achieve than real-world equity...We are all created equal in the virtual world and we can use this equality to help address some of the sociological problems that society has yet to solve in the physical world.

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.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you have done it is like a part of yourself that you've put together. I think a lot of the people here feel that way.

In the U.S., we believe the best way to improve lives is to improve public education.