Knowledge is promiscuous. It mates and gives birth to more knowledge.

I work virtually every waking hour.

The biggest tragedy I had was the loss of my daughter from neuromuscular disease in 2000, at age 46.

Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible.

You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.

You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and judgment.

The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm talking about an organic computer - about biological substances that can function like a semiconductor.