It's sad that the U.S. government doesn't fund risky research anymore..

What is grit? Grit is refusing to give up. It's persistence. It's making your own luck..

Go and try to start your own government in the United States today and you'll be squashed very quickly..

Imagine a world of nine billion people with clean water, nutritious food, affordable housing, personalized education, top-tier medical care, and nonp….

By 2020 the U.S. will be short 91,000 doctors. There's no way we can educate enough doctors to make up that shortfall, and other countries are far wo….

In 1980, during my sophomore year at MIT, I realized that the school didn't have a student space organization. I made posters for a group I called St….

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering..

True disruption means threatening your existing product line and your past investments. Breakthrough products disrupt current lines of businesses..

Life on Earth is at an ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by disaster. ... I think the human race doesn't have a future if it doesn't go into sp….

Technology is a resource-liberating force!.

We are racing toward a world of abundance, and we are going to be increasing the quality of life for everyone on this planet. The world's biggest pro….

I founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher..

At its core, bitcoin is a smart currency, designed by very forward-thinking engineers. It eliminates the need for banks, gets rid of credit card fees….

Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking..

Small teams driven by their passion with a clear focus can do extraordinary things. Things that only large corporations and governments could do in t….

Space is not a two-year objective. It used to be, in the early '60's, we had this eye candy of Mercury and Gemini and Apollo and every year we would ….

Stuff goes wrong. Expect it, learn from it, fix it. That's how remarkable happens..

Bad news sells because the amygdala is always looking for something to fear..

An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can't be done..

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people..

Without risks, there can't be breakthroughs..