And no, we don't know where it will lead. We just know there's something much bigger than any of us here.

Once IBM gains control of a market sector, they almost always stop innovation. They prevent innovation from happening.

You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

My philosophy is that everything starts with a great product.

I'm as proud of many of the things we haven't done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to a thousand things.

Focusing is about saying No.