"I'd like to commit myself to improving society and to making the future exciting."
"There's a certain irony in improving yourself through criticism."
"The key insight is that you just have to care more than anyone else."
"People should pursue what they're passionate about. That way, at least you'll be good at it."
"Humans are underrated. People are underrated. Human power is underrated."
"There are always things that are impossible until they are done."
"I think there's a strong humanitarian argument for making life multiplanetary."
"If you're not doing some things that are crazy, then you're doing the wrong things."
"It's important to reason from first principles and not by analogy."
"I think we have a path forward that's exciting."
"The obvious thing is to not be stupid."Wisdom
"I'm interested in sustainable energy and I think it's important to invest in it."
"Don't worry about how much money you have. Worry about increasing the value of what you're doing."
"You should view criticism the way you view rain. It's just weather."
"We don't want to just continue with fossil fuels."
"I think the best way to attract good people is to make sure they're working on problems that matter."
"The reason we have not progressed faster is that we have not had sufficient resources."
"You need to keep reiterating and refining the design. It's an iterative process."
"I'm interested in technology and engineering. Those are not the same as science."
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."Truth
"I think the best manufacturing is done by machines operated by humans."
"Don't trust the process, trust the person running the process."Leadership
"I would encourage people to be less tribal and more data driven in their reasoning."
"The key to a great life is continuous learning and improvement."
"I think engineers and designers need to talk to each other."
"Politics is a good way to get things done, assuming you're on the winning side."
"I think it's important to have products that are beautiful and functional."
"The future is bright if we make the right choices."
"I think you should be designing to maximize human happiness."
"Don't get caught up in things that don't matter. Focus on what does."