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.

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

I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.

Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. That's what technology can do.

As we move towards 8 or 10 billion people on the planet, there's a little less gold per capita. Each one of us will continue to be fighting over an ever smaller percentage of total resources. This is not a happy thought

If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false.

I think in our lifetime, that level of acceptance of "well, we couldn't do any better," won't be tolerated. We're going to start to see individual therapies customized for individual patients, and it's going to change the way people get healthcare.