Working hard, and being thoughtful, and generous, and smart; it's a path to a better life.

Scars are reminders of the obstacles we've overcome. Wear them proudly.

I feel like a fraud... My name is not even actually Ashton. Ashton is my middle name.

The bigger thing with bitcoin is not bitcoin itself, but what does that decentralized technology really do?

Americans think that they have a history, but it's nothing compared to Europe.

In the movies, you want a good story and characters that are honest, but you are also looking for a good director who can lead the ship. That's how we look at business. Everybody has a great idea for a start-up, and so do their relatives, and they tell me, 'You gotta build it.' I say, 'I have to believe in it.'

I think privacy is valuable. You don't have to share everything, and it's healthy to occasionally hit the pause button and ask yourself if you're oversharing. But at the end of the day, if you're not doing anything wrong you don't have anything to hide.