I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.

Research into endometriosis is as scanty as funding.

If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have a perspective. You've got to have some north star you're aiming for, and you just believe somehow you'll get there, which kind of gets to the passion point.

"That Dog Won't Hunt" - during an Internet Standards Meeting, 1988 talking about CMIP as a management protocol instead of SNMP

This is an appropriate role for the federal government - to invest in basic research.

You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the strength of a team is different people with different perspectives and different personalities.