These days, the problem isn't how to innovate; it's how to get society to adopt the good ideas that already exist.

Boosting mankind's capability for coping with complex, urgent problems

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much computing knowledge as exists now in the whole city, or even the whole world.

It would be wonderful if I can inspire others, who are struggling to realize their dreams, to say 'if this country kid could do it, let me keep slogging away'.

Sometimes I apologize. It started that way and we never did change it.

These days, the problem isn't how to innovate; it's how to get society to adopt the good ideas that already exist.

The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.