I think it took us nine years to get one million subscribers to AOL, and then in the next nine years we went from one million to 35 million.

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Nowadays people seem to switch schools, either because they have to, and certain schools only...

Nowadays people seem to switch schools, either because they have to, and certain schools only...

I enjoyed high school and college, and I think I learned a lot, but that...

I enjoyed high school and college, and I think I learned a lot, but that...

I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an...

I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an...

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

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

If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have...

If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have...

When I first got started in the late '70s, early '80s, and first was thinking...

When I first got started in the late '70s, early '80s, and first was thinking...

So my degree was in political science, which I think was - the closest I...

So my degree was in political science, which I think was - the closest I...

I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger...

I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger...

My father and his brothers were all lawyers, so I think that the expectation was...

My father and his brothers were all lawyers, so I think that the expectation was...

And I'd say one of the great lessons I've learned over the past couple of...

And I'd say one of the great lessons I've learned over the past couple of...

And so the idea was, well maybe you can take an Atari video game machine,...

And so the idea was, well maybe you can take an Atari video game machine,...

I think the support of the other team at AOL and everybody's really shared passion...

I think the support of the other team at AOL and everybody's really shared passion...

One of the problems with computers, particularly for the older people, is they were befuddled...

One of the problems with computers, particularly for the older people, is they were befuddled...

I was not an outstanding student. I did a reasonable amount of work. I got...

I was not an outstanding student. I did a reasonable amount of work. I got...

From a relatively early age I got interested in business.

From a relatively early age I got interested in business.

Most of the people who had PCs did not have modems and could not use...

Most of the people who had PCs did not have modems and could not use...

But the idea that some day people would want to be able to interact and...

But the idea that some day people would want to be able to interact and...

The idea that maybe you don't have to own a car if you only need...

The idea that maybe you don't have to own a car if you only need...

And what we did with this new company in 1985 is we did start focusing...

And what we did with this new company in 1985 is we did start focusing...

I continue to have a special pride and passion for AOL, and I strongly believe...

I continue to have a special pride and passion for AOL, and I strongly believe...