One of the things I tend to do is open myself up to a variety of voices. I try to expose myself to the kind of culture shock that occurs when you talk to people who speak a different language.

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.

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.

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.

I see social mobility and equality of opportunity as really successful Canadian values.

If I move one way, I lose a couple votes. If I move another way, I lose a couple votes.

I told my parents, 'You've taken care of me all my life, helped me through college. You've been awesome, but now it's my turn to be my own man.'

With the greatest of respect, I have watched Apple from the day it started. I was publishing magazines about the Apple II before most people had ever heard what a personal computer was.

Always chew on your pretzels before you swallow.

A lot of English traditional music is guesswork anyway, so it's very difficult for people to be vehemently opposed to experimenting with it.

I just feel exciting.

I am from the jungle where the lion eats the cobra

Promise too much and you'll have plenty of room to fail. Promise little and you'll have plenty of room to excel.