I’ve always been the one who struggled financially, so now it’s so cool that I can make my own money and do whatever I want with it."

There were times when we couldn’t even go to the movies, when I was a kid, because there wasn’t enough money."

I’ve dealt with a lot of people with bad intentions. Just because somebody has a following does not mean that they are a good person or a good friend.

If I was staying the same, then I wouldn’t be evolving and changing and that would be boring and that would be unhealthy."

I do not belong to this world. I continue to write everything in longhand. If I have to see something on the Internet, I ask my secretary or students. I am lucky, because I have people who do it for me.

Although I loved working on technology - I've always been a computer geek at heart - my professors encouraged me to get a real-world job working with customers.

Social media companies are a gold rush today, and time will tell if they survive. I have no use for them and can't see why people waste time on them. I much prefer physical meeting with true friends, so have never used the service.

It has occurred to me that if people really knew how software got written, I'm not sure they'd give their money to a bank or get on an airplane ever again.