From my time at Nokia, I've seen the 99% positive and occasionally negative impact that communication tools can have on people.

As touch-screens have become more popular, they have retrained how we interact with images we see on many surfaces.

China in particular is an absolutely fascinating place to be. Culturally and politically and economically it's becoming more and more relevant. If you look at how China is perceived in different parts of the world, you can recognize it's very dynamic. It's also challenging what it thinks of itself.

There's a whole load of stuff in life that is worth documenting. You see it every day but don't even notice.

Twenty-five years ago, the notion was you could create a general problem-solver software that could solve problems in many different domains. That just turned out to be totally wrong.

We cannot turn back the clock. We cannot undo the impact of technology. Nor would we want to.

I believe for some high-technology medicine, like transplants and kidney dialysis, age should be a consideration in the delivery of that technology. In a world of limited resources, we have a larger duty to a 10-year-old than to a 90-year-old.

I've met so many people of my son's generation who think a sacrifice is when their satellite or Internet is out for a day and that the country owes them something. That old J.F.K. quote about 'what you can do for your country,' doesn't even seem to apply to so many people.