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Technologies simmer along before they are feasible. That simmer can be short or long, but then they get traction. And from there to being huge is a couple of decades.

I love using the latest technologies to make life more efficient, but I don't want to advocate that technology replaces the need to get together and enjoy human connections with people.

I'm an optimist about the power of technology to transform lives for the better.

We want to be on the edge of technology all of the time. We think long-term.

I believe that technology has the potential to change the fate of nations, industries and companies, as well as the context of our lives. I want to help build the companies that take the risks needed to make those kinds of real changes in the world.

I don't think any of us can do much about the rapid growth of new technology. A new technology helps to fuel the economy, and any discussion of slowing its growth has to take account of economic consequences. However, it is possible for us to learn how to control our own uses of technology.

We've been working now with computers and education for 30 years, computers in developing countries for 20 years, and trying to make low-cost machines for 10 years. This is not a sudden turn down the road.

We need the next generation to be motivated and to push technological boundaries, to seek out new innovations.

I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.

Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first.