In the next 10 years, data science and software will do more for medicine than all of the biological sciences together.

I'm a fiscal hawk. I vote against all taxes, but I do believe the environment, and climate change, is a bigger issue than fiscal deficits are as a risk to the nation.

No one will pay you to solve a non-problem.

I believe cellulosic fuels, biofuels made from nonfood crops are the only solution that will make a difference.

The first rule of venture capitalism is hands-on experience. You have to get your hands dirty.

There's no doubt in my mind over the next 25 years how we drive, how we build our houses, how we fly, how we build our buildings, will all change.

Now it will take a long time to scale biofuels, but I'm the only one in the world forecasting oil dropping in price to $35 a barrel by 2030. I'll put it on the record: Oil will not be able to compete with cellulosic biofuels. If you do it from food, the food will get so expensive you can't make fuel out of it.