Coming back to America was, for me, much more of a culture shock than going to India. The people in the Indian countryside don't use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and their intuition is far more developed than in the rest of the world. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect in my opinion. That's had a big impact on my work.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

I've always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life... so love what you do. Your time is limited. Don't waste it.

I'd rather be a Pirate than join the Navy

I don't mind if people don't like me. Well, I might a little ... but I really mind it when somebody uses their position at Time magazine to tell 10 million people they don't like me. I know what it's like to have your private life painted in the worst possible light in front of a lot of people.

The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent.