All things being equal, I think people would still prefer to do business with their hometown companies. That's true in America, that's true in China, that's true in Germany.

It's amazing how much data is out there. The question is how do we put it in a form that's usable?

Creating a strong business and building a better world are not conflicting goals - they are both essential ingredients for long-term success

A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place.

Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives .

I don't care where you are in the world, people are aware of what technology is available to others. If you're in Nairobi, you're certainly aware of the iPhone.

For all the progress, we recognize we're very far from the finish line.

As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can't be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy.

Nobody's irreplaceable, including me. I think for too long we've had a cult of personality in this company and in this industry, and frankly, I'd like to see that diminish.

I think the world is filled with so much hype and PR bull. Frankly, it all comes out in the end. Good or bad, I'd rather just let our accomplishments really speak for themselves.

I believe fuel cells will finally end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine. . . Fuel cells could be the predominant automotive power source in 25 years.

What have you gained since you haven't prayed? What will you lose if you pray?

To get what you want tomorrow, be grateful for what you have today.

Drink the sun’s warmth and the moon’s icy glitter, and taste that which the dead and the yet-to-be-born cannot: the potency of this world.

Fate had a weird way of circling back over paths that were meant to cross.

Science is what scientists do, not what nonscientists think they do or ought to be doing. Wetenschap is wat wetenschappers doen.

I've been the queen of dysfunction and made every mistake one can make.

Everyone had told him to be strong for her, but Finnikin didn't know how to be strong for himself.

Let's not interfere with justice... Let's let justice speak.

Somebody asked Somerset Maugham about his place in the pantheon of writers, and he said, "I'm in the very front row of the second rate." I'm sort of haunted by that.

You pay a very high price in the stock market for a cheery consensus.