Kids are intimidated by the way science and technology is presented. It's made, frankly, quite boring and it becomes part of a curriculum that chases particularly women and minorities away.

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile.

Nothing that has value, real value, has no cost. Not freedom, not food, not shelter, not healthcare.

If you're going to fail, you might as well fail at the big ones.

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

I'd rather lose my own money than someone else's.

In a free society, you get what you celebrate.