"A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge."

"Knowledge workers should be paid for quality rather than quantity of work."

"The most important contribution management needs to make in the 21st century is similarly to increase the productivity of knowledge work."

"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes."

"Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do."

"Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off, and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself."

"We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve."

"I spend a lot of time reading."

"I studied everything but never topped. But today the toppers of the best universities are my employees."

"Software is a great way to empower people."

"I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft."

"If you mess up, it’s not your parents' fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them."

"If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure."

"The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself."

"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important."