I'm the kind of person that needs to think things through. But when I know what I want to do, I really know.

You need to be surrounded by good advisers, but you also need to trust your instinct.

People are not good at expressing their frustration. The best way to listen to the customer is through metrics.

I fundamentally believe that people have a genuine desire to be positively engaged in the world around them.

It takes time for people to get to know a cause or an organization.

I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.

Profit per se is not my motive.

I knew I wanted to do something at the nexus of what I call global development and technology.

I was on significant financial aid, an only child, with parents who didn't have much living in North Carolina.

People are doing amazing things right now on the Web.

Use your own experiences and pain points to identify an opportunity. Be arrogant thinking you can do it better than others.

Always Think Positive...!

For the girl without words, there is laughter for what is light, gesture for want, and tears for all that is dark. There is not much more. Names are nothing but extravagance.

I have a good mind not to take Aloysius to Venice. I don't want him to meet a lot of horrid Italian bears and pick up bad habits.

To the pure blood of the grape!

she: Before we got married you told me you were well-off. he: I was and I didn't know it.

I need to be more under control. I need to calm down a little bit so I can cut down on the little silly errors I get.

The odds are lousy that I actually said something attributed to me.

You know, I've released some great records and I've released some dogs. But frankly, the fun is in creating the thing.

A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.

And my Saab is so great I'm gonna marry it.