“I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems. It’s got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious.”

When people really understand it’s do or die . If we work hard and pull through, it’s going to be a great outcome; people will give it everything they’ve got.

Math jokes have a small audience.

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

I wouldn’t say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I’d like my fear emotion to be less because it’s very distracting and fries my nervous system.

No I don’t ever give up. I would have to be dead or completely incapacitated.

The thing that’s worth doing is trying to improve our understanding of the world and gain a better appreciation of the universe and not to worry too much about there being no meaning.

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

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

If humanity doesn’t land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.

You want to do things you’re passionate about but also are useful to other people.

Government isn’t that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you’ve got to have commercial companies do it.

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

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

Great differences in technology exist in the world about which even hardcore technologists are unaware.

Many things are improbable, only a few are impossible.

The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it’s going to become multiplanetary, or it’s going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there’s going to be an extinction event.

I would rather die and come to Jesus Christ than be king over the entire earth. Him I seek who died for us; Him I love who rose again because of us.

Can I doubt the shape of the earth? Can I judge a minute for lasting sixty seconds, a day for being grey or cold and leaves for falling from trees? Can I speak too loud when I am angry or stay quiet when I disagree? Can I forget about the norms and make some of my own?

Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba’s Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ

The Earth is blue, how wonderful. It is amazing.

Our Lord did not ask us to give up the things of earth, but to exchange them for better things.

To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.

The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.

Can I doubt the shape of the earth? Can I judge a minute for lasting sixty seconds, a day for being grey or cold and leaves for falling from trees? Can I speak too loud when I am angry or stay quiet when I disagree? Can I forget about the norms and make some of my own?