The quality of your life is a function of who you go through life with.

Research shows that the wealthier, more educated, and healthier a nation, the less violence and civil unrest among its populace, and the less likely that unrest will spread across its borders.

I think people are dreaming big because they have the tools to dream big. I hope that people are dreaming big because it makes them feel good about their lives.

Today, philanthropy is a very unsophisticated, old world process where people who make a shitload of money go and give it away and when they're making their money, they're focused on 10x, 100x returns on the dollar.

It's sad that the U.S. government doesn't fund risky research anymore.

Super-ambitious goals tend to be unifying and energizing to people; but only if they believe there's a chance of success.

Go and try to start your own government in the United States today and you'll be squashed very quickly.