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

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

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

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

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

My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.

I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

Optimism, pessimism, f**k that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.

You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be... better.

For my part, I will never give up, and I mean never.

As a child I would just question things.

Humans need to be a multiplanet species.

The key test for an acronym is to ask whether it helps or hurts communication.

I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email.

The extension of life beyond Earth is the most important thing we can do as a species.

You should be innovating so fast that you're invalidating your prior patents.

We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.

I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.

There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.