I have a particular relationship with Vinod Khosla because he's got a lot of very interesting science-based energy startups.

Your customers get better when you do.

In order for the United States to do the right things for the long term, it appears to be helpful for us to have the prospect of humiliation. Sputnik helped us fund good science - really good science: the semiconductor came out of it.

There are GMO skeptics more in Europe maybe than in other places, but not exclusively.

Good programmers stay open minded to that even though there is no obvious way to improve what they've done they... they keep looking and they listen to what other people have to say.

I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars; there's a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that.

Five years from now on the Web for free you’ll be able to find the best lectures in the world. It will be better than any single university.