I was very nervous about going up to teach at Stanford and very nervous even about going to ARPA.

We never, ever in the history of mankind have had access to so much information so quickly and so easily.

But what we all have to learn is that we can't do everything ourselves.

So, for me, working with larger companies has often been very satisfying, precisely because of the ability of bringing critical mass to bear on a given effort.

At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help.

I'm disappointed in people in general.

Humor is the only thing that allows you to survive every pressure and crisis.