I guess what inspires me is when I am watching somebody else do something that really has an impact on me. That inspires me to want to do that in return.

What inspires me may not inspire someone else.

I appreciate short, perfect pop songs.

JUST SHUT UP talking about what you're going to do and JUST DO IT! Then you can talk.

Work out to work up.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

Willful ignorance and endless laws become the replacement for self-education and self-restraint, because ignorance and laws are easy.

In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.

The genius of art finds sanctuary among children and madmen to survive.That is who we are.

I write songs all the time in my room. I play them for my friends and family.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.

Data scientists are statisticians because being a statistician is awesome and anyone who does cool things with data is a statistician.

Life is not all about profundity. Life is about little things that piss you off, little triumphs, little defeats. So, you can't spend all your time being profound.