Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better.

I had a lot of successes, but what really made me fearless was my complete failure at Zidd-Davis. Once you've lived through that, you know you can survive, and you're not as scared... There's nothing to build confidence like real achievement, but also like real failure.

I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don't think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn't vote for a guy who wouldn't reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing.

Owning the intellectual property is like owning land: You need to keep investing in it again and again to get a payoff; you can't simply sit back and collect rent.

As an investor in small companies, I don't care how rich Microsoft is. I care about what my opportunities are.

I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.

I became a real free market fanatic. I'm probably less so now than even two or three years ago.