We took on things which people might think would take a year or two. They weren't particularly hard. What was hard was believing they weren't hard.

Look, if the picture you get instantly is as beautiful as the picture you get by waiting seven days, then it is absolute madness to say that there is virtue in waiting.

This is the most exciting part of being human. It is using our brains in the highest way. Otherwise we are just healthy animals

Politeness is the poison of collaboration.

Work only on problems that are manifestly important and seem to be nearly impossible to solve. That way you will have a natural market for your product and no competition.

The future may require not so much having a new idea as stopping having an old idea.

Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.