"In the next 10 years, I expect at least five billion people worldwide to own smartphones, giving every individual with such a phone instant access to the full power of the Internet, every moment of every day."

"People are so bad at driving cars that computers don't have to be that good to be much better. Any time you stand in line at the D.M.V. and look around, you're like, Oh, my God, I wish all these people were replaced by computer drivers."

"Today's leading real-world retailer, Wal-Mart, uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities, which it has used to crush its competition."

"I know where I'm putting my money."

"Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country."

"The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work."

"One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important."

"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."