Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck.

Some things need to be believed to be seen.

The hardest thing about getting started, is getting started.

I don't want to make more friends. I have four kids, I have plenty of friends, and all the personal relationships I need.

Writing is one way to achieve enchantment.

People are free or cheap. Marketing: using Twitter or blogs. Cheap or free. Infrastructure: call up Amazon, call up Rackspace, terabytes of data in the clouds, thousand dollars, two thousand dollars.

If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes.