Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.

Every generation feels it has the problems that will destroy it. That's because we can perceive them a long time before we have the ability to fix them.

The meek shall inherit the earth. The rest of us are going to the stars.

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

I'm not saying we don't have our set of problems - climate crisis, species extinction, water and energy shortage - we surely do. But ultimately we knock them down.

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

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.