Apple is in a position they've been in a lot of times before. They're like Moses showing the way to the promised land, but they don't actually go there.

If companies don't think systemically enough - if they try to capture too much of the value - eventually, innovation moves somewhere else.

Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups, not from large, structured efforts.

It's hard to make something as large as a government change. It's a little bit like building the transcontinental railroad.

There are a lot of writers who find a groove and spend a career mining that vein. I seem to be exactly the opposite.

It's my job to try and be as good a person as I can, and that's enough work for me.

To avoid becoming chronically unemployed, people need more than platitudes offering sympathy. Career reinvention requires encouragement and guidance.

Many kids turn to selling drugs. It's not a good career choice, but they see it as a way to get money.