Technology Quotes

"My proceeds from the PayPal acquisition were $180 million. I put $100 million in SpaceX, $70 million in Tesla, and $10 million in Solar City. I had to borrow money for rent." "I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren’t no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn’t know about them." "To make an embarrassing admission, I like video games. That's what got me into software engineering when I was a kid. I wanted to make money so I could buy a better computer to play better video games. Nothing like saving the world." "Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world." "The greatest achievement of humanity is not its works of art, science, or technology, but the recognition of its own dysfunction." "You can have the best technology, you can have the best business model, but if the storytelling isn't amazing, it won't matter. Nobody will watch." "Great innovations, large and small, are happening everyday [at Amazon] on behalf of customers." "My VCR is flashing 12:00 all the time. Can you help me?" "We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain." "We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works." "We want Google to be the third half of your brain" "Development is the key to solving all problems" "Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you" "Cheetah with a rocket booster" "We are morphing so fast that our ability to invent new things outpaces the rate we can civilize them." "Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free." "I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user."