I think the notion of retirement is just a dreadful, dreadful idea and I hope I never have to do that.

My wife calls me the Imelda Marcos of books. As soon as a book enters our home it is guaranteed a permanent place in our lives. Because I have never been able to part with even one, they have gradually accumulated like sediment.

I think the notion of retirement is just a dreadful, dreadful idea and I hope I never have to do that.

Israel is the second Silicon Valley, and it is therefore the only other place we have chosen to expand our activities.

I think overall it is better for businesses to stay private because you have more latitude, more freedom.

My undergraduate degree was in history, and I wish I had been smart enough to really excel at maths, physics, chemistry or biology because... the voyagers and adventurers and real contributors - that's where they come from.

All you need do is listen to very smart people and sift out the ideas that are unworthy or implausible, and I wouldn't pretend for a moment that I hadn't made lots of mistakes and there are companies, perhaps, that we had been investors in.