An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work.

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To me, innovations are the wheel, fire, language, movable type. There are not 3 million...

To me, innovations are the wheel, fire, language, movable type. There are not 3 million...

If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false.

If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false.

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional...

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional...

There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of...

There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of...

My biggest worry is I'm running out of time and energy. Thirty years ago I...

My biggest worry is I'm running out of time and energy. Thirty years ago I...

People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds...

People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds...

I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you...

I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you...

In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the...

In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the...

New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that.

New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that.

A patent, or invention, is any assemblage of technologies or ideas that you can put...

A patent, or invention, is any assemblage of technologies or ideas that you can put...

As we move towards 8 or 10 billion people on the planet, there's a little...

As we move towards 8 or 10 billion people on the planet, there's a little...

I don't want to think about how many people have thought or still think that...

I don't want to think about how many people have thought or still think that...

The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.

The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.

I'm a human entropy producer.

I'm a human entropy producer.

I'd rather lose my own money than someone else's.

I'd rather lose my own money than someone else's.

Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live...

Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live...

If you're going to fail, you might as well fail at the big ones.

If you're going to fail, you might as well fail at the big ones.

Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my...

Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my...

I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on...

I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on...

Sometimes we crash and burn. It's better to do it in private.

Sometimes we crash and burn. It's better to do it in private.