Non-violence is the article of faith.

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive. 

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

My life is my message.

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new. 

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.