In the startup world, you're either a genius or an idiot. You're never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the day

If the Net becomes the center of the universe, which is what seems to be happening, then the dizzying array of machines that will be plugged into it will virtually guarantee that the specifics of which chip and which operating system you've got will be irrelevant.

Around '93, '94, the conventional wisdom about the Internet was that it was a toy for academics and researchers. So it was very, very underestimated for about two years.

I am bullish on the global development. I am bullish on billions of people getting out of poverty.

The good news about building a company during times like this is that the companies that do succeed are going to be extremely strong and resilient.

There are people who are wired to be skeptics and there are people who are wired to be optimists. And I can tell you, at least from the last 20 years, if you bet on the side of the optimists, generally you’re right.

The multipurpose device will always fail.