Journalists prize independence - not teamwork.

The digital revolution is almost as disruptive to the traditional media business as electricity was to the candle business.

Perhaps the biggest problem in journalism is the cult divide between journalists and corporate owners.

The importance of humility. We need the humility to know that truth can be ephemeral, that this can be but one version of the truth.

Always point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor can crop you from the picture.

If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley.

Objective is the wrong word. Rather, it's fairness. Objectivity is a false God. Instead we should strive for fairness and transparency.

Without vision, even the most focused passion is a battery without a device.

The digital revolution has disrupted most traditional media: newspapers, magazines, books, record companies, radio.

Stanford University is so startlingly paradisial, so fragrant and sunny, it's as if you could eat from the trees and live happily forever.

An important reason Google is usually listed among the world's most trusted brands is that it conveys a sense that the user comes first.

I was just going to say it reminds me of the symbols on a family crest.”Noah stopped mid-stride, and turned very slowly. “We’re not related.”“I know, but—”“Don’t even think it.

President Reagan didn't always know what he knew.

I love architecture, but I learned early on that architects just don't make a lot of money.

I don't really sit in the sun I have a flagstone terrace surrounding the swimming pool and just carrying the script from the office to the living room gives me an instant suntan.

The worst of all human ailments: indecision.

I've figured out what to do with my hands... onstage. I'm a percussion player, so I grab a tambourine as much as I can.

It is an endless procession of surprises. The expected rarely occurs and never in the expected manner.

Widows are divided into two classes - the bereaved and relieved.

Building Product - What it takes to be world class

Americans always do the right thing, once they have exhausted all other possibilities.