Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the universe was born is very important. It really gives us a perspective on many things.

I am not an oligarch. I am a servant and I try to align my interests and those of my investors.

You have to travel globally today to know what's going on and maintain an edge.

It’s not how much something’s worth today, it’s what it’s worth in five or 10 years.

I have invested in four social networks. More than any other. But that's in Russia and Poland.

There is a significant momentum behind the social Internet. A wide range of public investors were very enthusiastic about that.

The problem is that modern fundamental physics is so far from you and me. The mathematics has become so much more complicated that you need at least 10 years to understand it. Fundamental physics has advanced so far from the understanding of most people that there is really a big disconnect.