“I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.”

“An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work.”

“The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.”

“I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.”

“I'd rather lose my own money than someone else's.”

“Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.”

“Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. That's what technology can do.”

“Innovation is so hard and so frustrating; it takes the intersections of people with courage, vision, and resources.”

“Nothing that has value, real value, has no cost. Not freedom, not food, not shelter, not healthcare.”

“You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is.”

“My father spent his entire early career as an illustrator for comic books: EC Comics like 'Tales from the Crypt' and 'Creepshow,' then moving on to such magazines as 'Mad' and 'Weird Science.'”