In grade school I was taught that the United States is a melting pot. People from all over the world come here for freedom and to pursue a better life. They arrive with next to nothing, work incredibly hard, learn a new language and new customs, and in a generation they become an integral part of our amazing nation.

You know what, we don't know diddley squat about brains and no one has a clue how these things work, so don't believe what anyone tells you.

I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains.

Annexation is probably the most valuable tool a city has to ensure orderly growth and development.

Coming in second place just means you were the first person to lose.

The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation.

And, you know, the fact is, if you believe in evolution, we all have a common ancestor, and we all have a common ancestry with the plant in the lobby. This is what evolution tells us. And, it's true. It's kind of unbelievable.