Philanthropy can be integrated into business. I believe strongly that companies can be incredible agents of good in the world.

The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.

You need to get to the future, ahead of your customers, and be ready to greet them when they arrive.

There is no finish line when it comes to system reliability and availability, and our efforts to improve performance never cease.

The only constant in the technology industry is change.

Most of all, I discovered that in order to succeed with a product, you must truly get to know your customers and build something for them.

You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.

You have chosen the wrong path if it's not fun. And you are probably not taking enough risk if it's not hard and rocky sometimes.

If there wasn't any competition, I'd be very worried, because it would mean we were not doing very well.

I think a critical part of being successful in our industry is having a beginner's mind

Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a certain way.

Eternity is the stopped heart of Time.

A cluttered mind can make the difference between a nightmare and a dream. Meditate and clear your thoughts before you sleep.

I'm working on a school of architecture in China. It's rare that an architect gets to design a school of architecture, and here I get to do it. I'm so pleased that they asked me.

The very idea of freedom presupposes some objective moral law which overarches rulers and ruled alike...Unless we return to the crude and nursery-like belief in objective values, we perish.

If you've been a pretty woman and always pursued by lovers, losing that and not having that - it feels like a great loss.

There is no greater power than the power of love, which arises from Presence. It overcomes all resistance.

I don't trust a girl that doesn't eat. I find that a little sketchy.

I don't lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated.

Please, don't worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting.

Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.