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

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

"Unify all of your work under the roof of one giant goal to have a bigger impact on the world."

"Creating a neural lace is the thing that really matters for humanity to achieve symbiosis with machines."

"I don't think it's a good idea to plan to sell a company."

"It is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree — make sure you understand the fundamental principles."

"If somebody is doing something that is useful to the rest of society, I think that's a good thing."

"I think people can choose to be not ordinary. They can choose to not necessarily conform to the conventions."

"Take risks now. Do something bold. You won't regret it."

"Try to be useful."

"Answering questions is easy, asking the right questions is what's hard."

"I was raised by books. Books, and then my parents."

"Science is discovering the essential truths about what exists in the Universe, engineering is about creating things that never existed."

"Timely truth is immensely important for the collective consciousness to function well."

"It is not the degree but the skill that achieves success."