Innovation is usually the result of connections of past experiences. But if you have the same experiences as everyone else, you are unlikely to look in a different direction.

You've probably had somebody punch you in the stomach and it knocks the wind of you and you can't breathe. That's how I felt.

Pointing is a metaphor we all know. We've done a lot of studies and tests on that, and it's much faster to do all kinds of functions, such as cutting and pasting, with a mouse, so it's not only easier to use but more efficient.

So [Polaroid's Dr. Edwin] Land, at 75, went off to spend the remainder of his life doing pure science, trying to crack the code of color vision. The man is a national treasure. I don't understand why people like that can't be held up as models: This is the most incredible thing to be - not an astronaut, not a football player - but this.

Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.

Why would I ever want to run Disney? Wouldn't it make more sense just to sell them Pixar and retire?

Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments when we are influencing the future.