The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people.

There was a time when nails were high-tech. There was a time when people had to be told how to use a telephone. Technology is just a tool. People use tools to improve their lives.

There used to be this country called the Soviet Union; it's not there anymore. Our technology was better than theirs.

The human condition today is better than it's ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that.

I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad?

Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly.

Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.

In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line.