An invention has to make sense in the world it finishes in, not in the world it started.

We're entering a new world in which data may be more important than software.

It's hard to make something as large as a government change. It's a little bit like building the transcontinental railroad.

There is a possibility of fresh talent coming to work for the government. Millennials are the most public-spirited generation since the 1960s. There is an opportunity to harness that generation and make government service cool again.

I like to think that even if we make some really bad choices and go down some bad paths, we'll eventually emerge from it.

The thing we should all be looking for are people who want to make a difference. I'm a big believer in the Silicon Valley religion of the power of markets. But I also believe in our obligation to give back, and to give back in the way we do business, to create more value than we capture for ourselves.