Call me an optimist, but in the past 300 years we have built amazing technologies which - by and large - have advanced humanity.

I have been spending the better part of my professional life trying to create self-driving cars. At Google, I am working with a world-class team of engineers to turn science fiction into reality.

I'm really looking forward to a time when generations after us look back and say how ridiculous it was that humans were driving cars.

At the end of the day, the true value proposition of education is employment.

You can't change the world without a certain amount of healthy willingness to break the rules.

People mainly fail because they fear failure.

My process is learn, decide, and do. I've never seen a problem that couldn't be solved this way.

In 50 years, there will be only 10 institutions in the world delivering higher education and Udacity has a shot at being one of them.

Its a no-brainer for me that at some point our cars will have the ability to drive themselves.

I have a strong disrespect for authority and for rules. Including gravity. Gravity sucks.

Question every assumption and go towards the problem, like the way they flew to the moon. We should have more moon shots and flights to the moon in areas of societal importance.

The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye...until we meet again

There is not a corner of this world that God has abandoned.

I can’t control the waves of the ocean, but I can learn how to navigate my ship.

Never waste your energy to dwell on the past failures and mistakes.May you find renewed energy, courage and hope to pursue new adventures.

No matter how far you have gone down the road its never too late to stop and reinvent yourself

To be adult is to be alone.

Certain media attracts more pulpy or low-brow things, especially when they're young. Finding the best story, in any particular medium, is going to be as good, in any other medium.

Now to understand the significance of chastity within us, we have to know that chastity is the foundation of all dharmas. Unless and until you have sense of chastity you cannot have dharma.

The acknowledgment of powerlessness does empower. We humans are powerless over a whole host of factors and conditions in the world, and mostly we're not bothered by these.

So," Annabeth said, "are you going to argue about me coming along?" "Nah. You'd just beat me up." Percy said. She managed a laugh, which was good to hear