The country is in some trouble, because the media, which is supposed to provide a check and balance on government, has decided to stop doing that as a collective entity.

Treat people like you want to be treated; live and let live; and also give the other person a break now and then.

Milestones aren't what I think about much.

Death is my exit strategy. I'll be doing significant customer service only as long as I live.

There's no genius behind it. It's persistence and listening to people.

The stuff that works best is driven by passion rather than dollars.

Follow through with basic values, and remember to provide good customer service.

I am committed to doing customer service for Craigslist for the rest of my life. The exit strategy is death.

In business, there are times when you disagree, and sometimes it turns out that you're just plain wrong. Humor takes away tension and helps you realize you're wrong.

Getting out of the way is really important.

Craigslist does serve as a platform where people help each other for the basics, and also, shows people that the Internet is good for mutual support. I do feel pretty good about that.

It is quite unfortunate when you think about the amount of money some people spend unnecessarily just to be labeled as being "important" or "relevant" in the public eye.

...an industry which can furnish results identical to nature must be the absolute in art.

A pacifist will often - at least nowadays - be an internationalist and vice versa. But history shows us that a pacifist need not think internationally.

Freedom of thought and freedom of speech in our great institutions are absolutely necessary for the preservation of our country. The moment either is restricted, liberty begins to wither and die.

Why did I take up racing? I was too lazy to work and too chicken to steal

Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy.

Money commands everything because that's our interpretation of capitalism ... what kind of world is that? It's a very uncomfortable interpretation of a human being. We have been turned into robots.

When I was a boy, I was a bit puzzled, and hardly knew weather it was myself or the world that was curious and worth looking into. Now I know that it is myself, and stick to that.

When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.

Not stepping over the bounds of modesty.