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

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...