The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.

You have to have a certain realism that government is a pretty blunt instrument, and without the constant attention of highly qualified people with the right metrics, it will fall into not doing things very well

We all sort of do want incentives for creative people to still exist at a certain level. You know, maybe rock stars shouldn't make as much; who knows? But you want as much creativity to take place in the future as took place in the past.

I do the dishes every night - other people volunteer, but I like the way I do it.

People don't want lots and lots of single purpose devices. They do not want to have to learn how to set up something for photos, another thing for music, another thing for video.

I don't like typing messages on my phone. Some people get used to it.

People are using Windows PCs more than they watch TV now.

Some people, through luck and skill, end up with a lot of assets. If you're good at kicking a ball, writing software, investing in stocks, it pays extremely well.

If people want capital gains taxed more like the highest rate on income, that's a good discussion. Maybe that's the way to help close the deficit.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

People should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then.

Steve Jobs' ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things as revolutionary are amazing things.

I like the idea of putting your Christmas wish list up and letting people share it.

My wife thinks she's better than me at puzzles. I haven't given in on that one yet.

The worst pandemic in modern history was the Spanish flu of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people. Today, with how interconnected the world is, it would spread faster.

My mom and my dad were both very sociable, meeting lots of interesting people.

Given how few young people actually read the newspaper, it's a good thing they'll be reading a newspaper on a screen.

The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive.

In almost every job now, people use software and work with information to enable their organisation to operate more effectively.

In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that revenue, the rich will have to pay slightly more. That's quite clear.

Most poor people live in the poorest countries.

Most poor people live in the poorest countries.

Most poor people live in the poorest countries.