Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you're doing is as valuable as gold.

With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon..

Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying..

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson..

I could either watch it happen or be a part of it..

Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell..

Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds of success. If other people are putting in 4….

You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable..

Funded by the government just means funded by the people. Government, by the way, has no money. It only takes money from the people. Sometimes people….

I read books and talked to people. I mean that's kind of how one learns anything. There's lots of great books out there & lots of smart people..

Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up..

People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else..

Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough..

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor..

I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary..

Many things are improbable, only a few are impossible..

For me it was never about money, but solving problems for the future of humanity..

Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster..

Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world..

I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact..

When you struggle with a problem, that's when you understand it..