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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Courage is the ladder on which all other virtues mount.

'Closed timelike curve' is the jargon for time travel. It means you go out, come back and meet yourself in the past.

I think of myself as 'catching' the ball with my bat and letting the pitcher supply the power.

Success is not a miracle. Nor is it a matter of luck. Everything happens for a reason, good or bad, positive or negative.

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.

A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, "If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.

Bill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator

Now as the Paradisiacal pleasures of the Mahometans consist in playing upon the flute and lying with Houris, be mine to read eternal new romances of Marivaux and Crebillon.

I stayed a virgin until I was 23. I didn't do drugs or drink or smoke.