The most important skill for an economist is the ability to think clearly about trade-offs.

To be a writer, one must have a certain arrogance, a belief that one's own voice is worth hearing.

The table stakes for being in technology are no longer just about great products. It’s about great values.

I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart.