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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

I'm a human entropy producer.

I'm a human entropy producer.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...