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"China has many successful entrepreneurs and business people. I hope that more people of insight will put their talents to work to improve the lives of poor people in China and around the world, and seek solutions for them."
"I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software."
"To create a new standard it takes something that's not just a little bit different. It takes something that's really new and really captures people's imagination. And the Macintosh, of all the machines I've ever seen, is the only one that meets that standard."
"We have to find a way to make the aspects of capitalism that serve wealthier people serve poorer people as well."
"We can make market forces work better for the poor if we can develop a more creative capitalism-if we can stretch the reach of market forces so that more people can make a profit, or at least make a living, serving people who are suffering from the worst inequities. ... You have more than we had; you must start sooner, and carry on longer."
"The term, information at your fingertips, is to remind people what a broad role the personal computer will be playing. It's not a computation device, it's not a word processing or a spreadsheet device. It's a window onto the world of information."
"Depending on how quickly you get ocean rise, you have people who live in river deltas [at risk]."
"Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy."
"As long as one person lives in darkness then it seems to be a responsibility to tell other people."
"Truly, the only stupid people I've ever met, the most absolutely clueless, are the very people that produce television."
"People are bringing SHOTGUNS to UFO sightings...brings a whole new meaning to that phrase 'You ain't from around here, ar'ya?'"
"But if people will laugh at my work and keep a sound roof over my head, who am I to complain?"
"I am constantly amazed when I talk to young people to learn how much they know about sex and how little about soap."
"Most sailing ships take what they call trainees, who pay to be part of the crew. The Picton Castle takes people who are absolutely raw recruits. But you can't just ride along. You're learning to steer the ship, navigation; you're pulling lines, keeping a lookout; in the galley you're cooking."
"Many churches of all persuasions are hiring research agencies to poll neighborhoods, asking what kind of church they prefer. Then the local churches design themselves to fit the desires of the people. True faith in God that demands selflessness is being replaced by trendy religion that serves the selfish."
"I instinctively live. I do what I do. A lot of people live off of logic rather than emotions. I just live off of emotion."
"There are people who lie simply for the sake of lying."
"There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know him, and those who seek him with all their heart because they do not know him."
"There are looks that I see on other people that I think would look horrible on me, but I think if somebody has the courage to be really daring and try something outlandish, then more power to them. Thats just encouraging and inspiring."
"People ask me why I don't tweet. Honestly, I'm so sick of myself."
