My dream was actually just to have a computer some day. If I'd imagined that it meant starting a company to sell them, I probably would have avoided the whole thing.

You need the kind of objectivity that makes you forget everything you've heard, clear the table, and do a factual study like a scientist would.

In the end, I hope there's a little note somewhere that says I designed a good computer.

What Steve Jobs and I did-and at the same time Bill Gates and Paul Allen did-we had no savings accounts, no friends that could loan us money. But we had ideas, and I wanted all my life to be a part of a revolution.

I just believe in whatever you're going to do, even if it's work, have a little bit of fun attitude about it. You can be happy.

Hard disks have disappointed me more than most technologies.

The biggest benefit in my life comes from my Segway, which I use everywhere I am. If I'm going to San Antonio, for example, I'll load it in the car and just go everywhere with it.