I just think things should work properly.

The one size fits all approach of standardized testing is convenient but lazy.

If you can't be unconventional, be obtuse. Be deliberately obtuse, because there are 5 billion people out there thinking in train tracks, and thinking what they have been taught to think.

I think people are realizing that engineering and science are extremely good degrees to get and you'll be very highly paid once you've got them.

Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them out. It is a matter of getting up and doing it.

What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. Success is often just around the corner.

Stumbling upon the next great invention in an 'ah-ha!' moment is a myth.