I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of your life to be in one meeting when you're trying to make money, and then go to another meeting where you're giving it away. I mean is it gonna erode your ability, you know, to make money? Are you gonna somehow get confused about what you're trying to do?

The US spends more on energy R&D than all other countries put together, and I personally consider it quite inadequate.

The US spends more on energy R&D than all other countries put together, and I personally consider it quite inadequate. In fact, I would have said we should more than double it, if I thought the absorptive capacity could scale up and if it was actually possible to get to that level.

Well, I don't think there's any need for people to focus on my career.

Good stuff tends to happen gradually, whereas violence or catastrophes are deemed more newsworthy.

If you believe that all men are created equal, then a child's death in some other country is no less tragic than in the United States.

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.