Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
In three years, every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make them obsolete or somebody else will.
Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without talking about the other.
I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.
We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.
If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.
To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
The future of advertising is the Internet.
Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.
Software is a great combination of artistry and engineering.
I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.
Innovation is taking two things that exist and putting them together in a new way.
The PC has improved the world in just about every area you can think of. Amazing developments in communications, collaboration, and efficiencies.
People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they?
I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition.
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.
Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition is to do an outstanding job with information. How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose.
Patience is a key element of success.
If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.
If you show people the problems and you show people the solutions, they will be moved to act.