If you want to sustain excellence over a long time, you'd better come up with a system that works well. Anyone can sprint for a little while, but you can't sprint for forty years.

I started Dell 28 yrs ago with $1000. Revenues in 1984 were $6 million. Last year $62.1 billion. Impossible is nothing.

With the understanding that you will face tough times and amazing experiences, you must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you've been blessed with and go.

Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people... or find a different room.

If you don't have jobs, it's hard to have other things like health and education.

By questioning all the aspects of our business, we continuously inject improvement and innovation into our culture.

I'm a big believer in online communities and in user-generated content.