Solving big problems is easier than solving little problems.

Too many rules will stifle innovation.

If what we are doing is not seen by some people as science fiction, it's probably not transformative enough

Too few people in computer science are aware of some of the informational challenges in biology and their implications for the world. We can store an incredible amount of data very cheaply.

You can make money without doing evil.

Today, if you want to access a typical out-of-print book, you have only one choice - fly to one of a handful of leading libraries in the country and hope to find it in the stacks.

Generally, health is just so heavily regulated. It's just a painful business to be in. It's just not necessarily how I want to spend my time.