In a world where discovery is more important than delivery, it's the people who find, remix and direct attention to old stuff that should be rewarded, not the people who deliver it or sit on it waiting for someone to show up.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

The idea of trying to fight against extremism was written off as naive.

We discussed the history of postwar Japan and how Japan had missed an opportunity to build a more functional democracy because of the focus on fighting communism driven in large part by the American occupation.

My whole life has been about connecting things that aren't connected.

There's a new power of pull. Pulling resources from the network JUST when you need them.

The most important thing I learned in school was how to touch type.