Duct tape is not a perfect solution to anything. But with a little creativity, in a pinch, it's an adequate solution to just about everything.

I think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed. While LEGOs are sold in kits in order to build specific things, there [are] very few people who leave their LEGOs in those kits. It very rapidly becomes an open system where you can build whatever you want. That's the one thing that signifies my entire life and my career. I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

Any day we create that much shrapnel is a good day.

I would love to have access to a company like Caterpillar. I would make all their stuff remote controlled and work ten times as fast.

Sometimes the best people to be around are not exactly like you - because if they were, what is the point? If they contribute something different than you can, that is when they are valuable.

We're constantly pushing these materials and processes to the extreme to see what will happen. It's an insight into things that you don't normally see.

The idea that you can contribute is really important, especially for a kid.