"creativity, which I define as the process of having original ideas that have value, more often than not, comes about through the interaction of different disciplinary ways of seeing things"

"Trading: In and out of ownership in companies in a matter of days or even minutes. You really are adding no value to anything. In essence, you’re just trying to take money from someone else….in a legal, honorable and honest manner."

"Over the past quarter century, the global economy has doubled every 10 years, going from $31 trillion in 1999 to $62 trillion in 2008. Recessions have become tamer than ever before, averaging eight months rather than two years. More than 400 million people across Asia have been lifted out of poverty. Between 2003 and 2007, average income worldwide grew at a faster rate (3.1 percent) than in any previous period in recorded human history. In 2006 and 2007—the peak years of the boom—124 countries around the world grew at 4 percent a year or more, about four times as many as 25 years earlier."

"You cannot plan innovation. You cannot plan invention. All you can do is try very hard to be at the right place and be ready"

"Trust matters in a networked world. Trust is your most important currency"