I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.

Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my hobby became thinking and finding connections.

The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.

To me, innovations are the wheel, fire, language, movable type. There are not 3 million innovations; there are 3 million inventions

People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds of mistakes. Then historians come along and write summaries of this messy, nonlinear process and make it appear like a simple, straight line.

More than ever, the world needs good engineers. However, the pool of talent is shrinking not growing.

Americans thinking that America will continue to lead the world in innovation and quality of life without some quick and serious educational improvements are dangerously delusional.