achievement Quotes

In order for the United States to do the right things for the long term, it appears to be helpful for us to have the prospect of humiliation. Sputnik helped us fund good science - really good science: the semiconductor came out of it.

The quality of research in the U.S. is absolutely the best.

In K-12, almost everybody goes to local schools. Universities are a bit different because kids actually do pick the university. The bizarre thing, though, is that the merit of university is actually how good the students going in are: the SAT scores of the kids going in.

Google's done a super good job on search; Apple's done a great job on the IPod.

People everywhere love Windows.

Polio's pretty special because once you get an eradication, you no longer have to spend money on it; it's just there as a gift for the rest of time.

I am results-oriented.

I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it's just such a dramatic success.

If you want to achieve something, you build the basis for it.

I got a signed document from Bullock's saying that they had such-and-such drawings on consignment. Of course, nobody bought any of them, but otherwise, I was a big success: I had my drawings on sale at Bullock's!