One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.

In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

The snake kills by squeezing very slowly. This is how the civilized world slowly, slowly pushed into the forest and takes away the world that used to be.

Dictators are bound to usurp democracy at the very first opportunity. 

Of all the inventions of humans, the computer is going to rank near or at the top as history unfolds and we look back. It is the most awesome tool that we have ever invented. I feel incredibly lucky to be at exactly the right place in Silicon Valley, at exactly the right time, historically, where this invention has taken form.

Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect towards others.

As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.  

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.