“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.”

Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

Physics is a good framework for thinking. Boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there.

A company is a group of people organized to create a product or service, and that product or service is only as good as the people in the company.

Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product.

I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.

Best place to view is from the beach. Excitement guaranteed!

The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.

Talent is extremely important. It’s like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there’s a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ.

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

When space travel becomes as common as air travel, the future of civilization will be assured.

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

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

Never trust cynics, as they excuse their own bad deeds by telling themselves everyone does it.

Elevator music is underrated.

I read books and talked to people. I mean that’s kind of how one learns anything. There’s lots of great books out there & lots of smart people.

I always like going South; somehow, it feels like going downhill.

Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time.

The entire Earth will be converted into a huge brain.

The fact that our heart yearns for something Earth can’t supply is proof that Heaven must be our home.

I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.

A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity; but every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of woman.

Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.

What a psalm the storm was singing, and how fresh the smell of the washed earth and leaves, and how sweet the still small voices of the storm!

But I love your feet only because they walked upon the earth and upon the wind and upon the waters, until they found me.