I don’t mind the low probability of success, but it better be impactful if we do succeed.

In the next 10 years, data science and software will do more for medicine than all of the biological sciences together.

By 2025, 80 percent of the functions doctors do will be done much better and much more cheaply by machines and machine learned algorithms.

Any problem is an opportunity. The bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity.

Success comes to those that dare to dream dreams and are foolish enough to try and make them come true.

I believe cellulosic fuels, biofuels made from nonfood crops are the only solution that will make a difference.

It doesn't matter what your probability of failure is. If there's a 90% chance of failure, there's a 10% chance of changing the world.

An entrepreneur is someone who dares to dream the dreams and is foolish enough to try to make those dreams come true.

Doctors can be replaced by software – 80% of them can. I’d much rather have a good machine learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor.

The world is hung up on food-based biofuels. Not only are they the wrong thing, they're the uneconomic thing.

Certain food-based biofuels like biodiesel have always been a bad idea. Others like corn ethanol have served a useful purpose and essentially are obsoleting themselves.

It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer.

The only voice of dissent you have to dispel is your own.

Emotionally intelligent people have an ability to manage stress as it happens and remain calm through chaos.

I don't want to watch [films I was acting in]. I've had enough of me.

Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.

Africa is poor because she is not free.

It's supposed to be automatic but actually you have to press this button.

Books are seldom useful unless they are also beautiful.

If we could let go of our faith in money, who knows what we might put in its place?

When you forget that you need Allah, He puts you in a situation that causes you to call upon him. And that's for your own good.