Humans are the worst control system to put in front of a car.

You could not legally put a human and fly them into space. In fact, you couldn't bring a spaceship back. All those spaceships we were sending commercially into space were one way. You sort of like, got rid of them. And most passengers, who go up, do want to come back down.

You should command and demand the tenfold leverage on your dollars when you give it away as well.

Large companies and government agencies have a lot to protect and therefore are not willing to take big risks. A large company taking a risk can threaten its stock price. A government agency taking a risk can threaten congressional investigation.

I get demoralized by organizations that start off with a mission and pull back when they find it's risky.

You've got to choose your horse ahead of time. So, if you're interested in water technology, energy technology, you get to choose between the three or four companies that you have insight into. And you have to make a bet on them before they prove anything out.

If you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society.