I've SEEN Disgusting Excess In Business, And I've Seen Disgusting Excess In WASHINGTON. But At The Same TIME, I've CERTAINLY Learned That Washington Matters And That You Can't Ignore It, Especially When You Get Into Telecom.

It's True That GLOBALIZATION, With All Its Fantastic Improvements In The World And The Technological PROGRESS Linked To It, Has INCREASED Inequality At COUNTRY Level, Especially Inside Countries. And There Are People That Were LEFT Behind - People, Sectors, Regions - That Has Created A Sense Of Frustration In The Rust Belts Of The World.

I Consider High-speed Data TRANSMISSION An Invention That BECAME A MAJOR INNOVATION. It Changed The Way We All Communicate.

The OPPOSITE Of A FACT Is FALSEHOOD, But The Opposite Of One Profound Truth MAY Very WELL Be Another Profound Truth.

I Started REALIZING That I Wasn't So Dumb; RATHER, Most People Simply Didn't KNOW The Answers To The QUESTIONS That I Was Interested In-or They Didn't Care.

At 16, I Was DRAWING CARTOONS, And I WANTED To CARRY On Being A Cartoonist.

'Minecraft' Is LIKE That, Where You MIGHT SAY To One Of Your Friends Who Doesn't PLAY Games, 'Hey, Just Sit Down And Try This With Me.' There Are Other Games You Might Put In Front Of SOMEBODY And Say, 'I Know You Don't Traditionally Play Games, But You've Got To Check This Out.'

You MUST Always Be ABLE To PREDICT What's Next And Then Have The FLEXIBILITY To Evolve.

Goldman In The '80s Was Like A Priesthood, A Monastic Experience Where You WORKED All The Time But Were INCREDIBLY Dedicated To Client SERVICES, To Building And GROWING COMPANIES.