The definition of the problem, rather than its solution, will be the scarce resource in the future.

Having seen a non-market economy, I suddenly understood much better what I liked about a market economy.

Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers' rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away.

Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better.

Always make new mistakes.

The best investor is your customer.

The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.

It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be online.

When I was a young student, I thought grow-ups would come and make things work. Now I realize that grown-ups are just kids with wrinkles.

I joined the board of the Santa Fe Institute.

As an investor in small companies, I don't care how rich Microsoft is. I care about what my opportunities are.

At some point we all look up and realize we are lost in a maze.

Wenn man noch nicht das Leben kennt, wie sollte man den Tod kennen.

Glory is reserved for the twisted minds.

Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his sons the hardships that made him rich.

Put aside ambition for public recognition, and simply do what you do because it feels good inside.

Awards are meaningless for actors, unless they all play the same part.

At 22, there’s a lot of trying to figure out love, which at the end of the day, I’ve realized I’ll never figure out, though the process of trying is fun.

Dialogue is not just quotation. It is grimaces, pauses, adjustments of blouse buttons, doodles on a napkin, and crossings of legs

I asked my soul: What is Delhi? She replied: The world is the body and Delhi its life!

I lost myself to music at a very early age, and I remained there.