As we move towards 8 or 10 billion people on the planet, there's a little less gold per capita. Each one of us will continue to be fighting over an ever smaller percentage of total resources. This is not a…

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

I'm a human entropy producer.

I'm a human entropy producer.

You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not...

You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not...

I started realizing that I wasn't so dumb; rather, most people simply didn't know the...

I started realizing that I wasn't so dumb; rather, most people simply didn't know the...

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...

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...

An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we...

An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we...

I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life...

I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life...

My biggest failure is I have too many to talk about.

My biggest failure is I have too many to talk about.

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 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.

I consider high-speed data transmission an invention that became a major innovation. It changed the...

I consider high-speed data transmission an invention that became a major innovation. It changed 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.

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...