I believe in the passion of creation and the power of dreams.

Every existing situation has the potential to become more.

I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I've been working nonstop since I was 15. I don't even know how to chill out.

作为爱尔兰人，就是要知道最终世界会让你心碎。

有一句话我等了三十年，现在终于可以说了：“老爸，我总是跟你说，我会回来拿到我的学位的！”我要感谢哈佛大学在这个时候给我这个荣誉。明年，我就要换工作了(注：指从微软公司退休)……我终于可以在简历上写我有一个本科学位，这真是不错啊。

The power of words can change the world.

科学家价值的真正衡量标准不在于所获得的荣誉，而在于他们的工作对世界的影响。