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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...