We can design things that learn, so you can grow an intelligence by creating an environment and creating things that just do it a million time faster than we do.

In the broad sense design means thinking about what the function or purpose of things or processes are, and translating that into action.

Pay attention to what you're paying attention to.

It's more important to me to get an e-mail that says, 'I saw your page and it changed my life,' than how many hits the page got.

Young voters are crucial. The trend over recent years has been for them to drift away. So anything that gets young voters interested in the electoral process not only has an immediate effect, but has an effect for years and years.

It's too late by the way, with virtual reality. You can't put the genie back into the bottle.

One thing we didn't know in 1996 is that it's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to sustain a culture with online advertising.