I've got a passion for solving a problem that I think I can solve in a new way. And that maybe it helps that nobody has done it before as well.

What makes eBay successful.. the real value and the real power at eBay is the community. It's the buyers and sellers coming together and forming a marketplace.

It is not really work if you are having fun.

Build a platform - prepare for the unexpected...you' ll know you're successful when the platform you've built serves you in unexpected ways.

You should pursue your passion. If you're passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.

Be an enzyme - a catalyst for change. As a slogan, I don't know if that's ever going to be right up there with Ich Bin Ein Berliner, or “I Have A Dream,” but there's a lot of truth to it.

We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.

I was just pursuing what I enjoyed doing. I mean, I was pursuing my passion.

Long-term sustainable change happens if people discover their own power.

When you don't know what to expect, prepare for the unexpected.

We believe people are basically good. We believe everyone has something to contribute. We encourage you to treat others the way that you want to be treated.

What would the world be like if men never ruled again?

Laughter is magic that dispenses clouds and creates sunshine in the soul.

Uncle Drew shouts. “You are a disgrace. Your mother should have swallowed.

Friendship cannot live with ceremony, nor without civility.

Seriously, I think what all the puzzling over parenthood I had to do to write [a novel] ROOM taught me is that children can thrive in a remarkable range of situations.

For every victory there is a price.

I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do it again.

Terrorism and negotiations simply don't go together.

We live and learn from our mistakes, the deepest cuts are healed by faith.

I do my show half-hour a night four nights a week. I haven't seen my kids in 18 months, and I am losing calcium in my bones. Doctors say I should stop. I'm not going to.