At every point I am besieged by people who would like me to conform to some social norm of whatever sort of social group they expect me to be a part of. I never have any identification with these social groups.

One of the difficulties in living the lifestyle I lead is that it is hard to get my friends in one place.

I think the perception of wealth and power is that things just become easier and easier when in reality as you raise the stakes things become more stressful.

It seems like the right thing to do is tackle problems other people aren't working on.

I've been doing a hybrid of investing and entrepreneurship, which I think initially I wasn't set out to do. But I realized it fit my personality.

Running a start-up is like eating glass. You just start to like the taste of your own blood.

At the end of the day, money is just a proxy for votes. That is what makes politics so vulnerable to social media.