Dyson's Law: Do ask; don't lie.

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.

The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and bearing.

It is easy to trip over a rock when you are watching everyone else's footsteps.

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be in the studio until 4 in the morning.

Basically I am just another actor who loves his work and this thing about age only exists in the media.

Time is the coin of life. Only you can determine how it will be spent.

My favorite form of transportation is walking. I live in a neighborhood where you can walk to restaurants, banks, and shops.

What happened to the American Dream? It came true! You're lookin' at it

Maybe I could have loved you better. Maybe you should have loved me more. Maybe our hearts were just next in line. Maybe everything breaks sometime.

Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It's very clear.

Money is a great dignifier.