We get Comfort from those who agree with us, but
we get Growth from only those who don't agree
with us !
There will be two types of businesses in the next 5 years, those that are on the Internet, and those that are out of business
Vision without execution is daydreaming.
The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before.
If you are born poor its not your mistake, But if you die poor its your mistake.
The world needs banking but it does not need banks.
The greatest thing you can do for your competition - hire poorly.
Anyone who spends their life on a computer is pretty unusual.
Life is a lot more fun if you treat its challenges in creative ways.
I'm invested in a lot of battery companies - and there's a lot that exists I'm not in.
Creating a piece of software is always complicated because you're doing something new. If you just wanted something that had been done before you'd just use that old piece of software. So there are no repetitive tasks.
I definitely think leaving kids massive amounts of money is not a favor to them.
Every new change forces all the companies in an industry to adapt their strategies to that change.
Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity - the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.
Solutions to all biological problems are greatly advanced by the sequencing work and the new tools that are created.
It's hard to improve public education - that's clear.
[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. A certain creativity that allows people to be effective.
You can make money and you can make excuses, but you can never make money out of excuses