I think we are a better and a more efficient society when people actually get to do the things that they really are passionate about, and really are amazing at, because it's going to mean better stuff for us, too.

I think everyone should learn how to code.

Having that kind of endorsement and having Paul Graham's readership coming to your site and contributing to it and building the foundation of the community was just a really invaluable way to start Reddit.

Everything is derivative. Everything is a remix, and we all stand on the shoulders of giants - a great phrase.

Obviously solving the education problem is big and complex, and there's already so many failings, but coding is the new fluency. This is the most valuable skill of this century. If you want to be a founder of a company, and not even just a tech company, but like a founder of a company, because I'm telling you software is going to play a role.

If you want to succeed, you've got to be okay to just lose control.

Let's say you're all worried about student-loan debt and you need to have steady income. That doesn't have to be your everything.