I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.

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I'm a human entropy producer.

I'm a human entropy producer.

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...

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...

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...

We can't live any more in a world which is based on stuff and not...

We can't live any more in a world which is based on stuff and not...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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 failure is I have too many to talk about.

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

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...

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.

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.

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...