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

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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 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.