Above all else, align with customers. Win when they win. Win only when they win.

I think one of the things people don't understand is we can build more shareholder value by lowering product prices than we can by trying to raise margins. It's a more patient approach, but we think it leads to a stronger, healthier company. It also serves customers much, much better.

If you think about the long term then you can really make good life decisions that you won’t regret later.

If you are going to do large-scale invention, you have to be willing to do three things: You must be willing to fail; you have to be willing to think long term; and you have to be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time.

I think that, ah, I'm a very goofy sort of person in many ways.

People who were right a lot of the time were people who often changed their minds.

Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.