My innovation message, specifically including energy, happened to be the same week that on Monday and Tuesday I announced the Breakthrough Energy Venture Group. Then on that Tuesday afternoon, in December, was when I sat down with him. I explained the US has great science here, this is where the market for these things is going to be. It connects to less pollution, it connects to U.S. jobs, it connects to security, not needing the energy coming from far away.

In American math classes, we teach a lot of concepts poorly over many years. In the Asian systems they teach you very few concepts very well over a few years.

Making sure all our students get a great education, find a career that's fulfilling and rewarding, and have a chance to live out their dreams ... wouldn't just make us a more successful country - it would also make us a more fair and just one.

Google's done a super good job on search; Apple's done a great job on the IPod.

In three years, every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make them obsolete or somebody else will.

We should all grow our own food and do our own waste processing, we really should.

The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will have the edge in this area.