We will not falter if we were to lose everybody at the top, as long as the people who are really doing the work continue to do it, and continue to listen to what they hear, share it with others in the company, and act to meet the needs they feel. I don't care what you do in this company. If you think we're heading in the wrong direction, if you smell a problem we're overlooking, if you see a threat we seem to be ignoring, tell me or somebody else in the management. This isn't a privilege. It's part of your job and key to our long term survival.
Mankind is the animal that makes tools.
In each generation, only a few people get a chance to create new tools. Very, very few get to contribute to making a tool that changes the lives of first hundreds, then thousands, then tens of thousands, and someday millions of people. We are in that position. Our work so far has put us there. I feel privileged to have shared this experience with all of you.