In many of our [online] courses, the median response time for a question on the question and answer forum was 22 minutes - which is not a level of service I have ever offered to my Stanford students.

We should spend less time at universities filling our students' minds with content by lecturing at them, and more time igniting their creativity … by actually talking with them.

The world is noisy and messy. You need to deal with the noise and uncertainty.

There are so many people around the world in need of high-quality education and really starving for education.

Start marching forward, even when into the new and unknown, and don't be deterred by obstacles.

High-quality education provided by MOOCs can be a significant factor in opening doors to opportunity—even among the college-educated.

Universities have come to realize that online is not a fad. The question is not whether to engage in this area but how to do it.

I would like to make it so that education was a right, and not a privilege.

Current ethos in Silicon Valley is that if you build a website that people keep coming back to and is changing the lives of millions, you can eventually make money.

If a student takes a Stanford computer class and a Princeton business class, it shows they are motivated and have skills. We know it has helped employees get better jobs.

As a society, we can and should invest more money in education.

Krishna, Christ, Allah we are one but you idiot humans divided me

If you are trying to get information across to someone, your ability to create a compelling introduction may be the most important single factor in the later success of your mission.

Candor is a compliment

I decided on the spot that I would be an artist, and I assure you, it was no ordinary artist I had in mind.

The proper thing to do is to admit that hell is real and to allow our feelings of discomfort to motivate us to action.

The road to publication is like a churro - long and bumpy, but sweet.

We are at the 1908 Hurley washing machine stage with the Internet.

Exploration of space is worth it because humans need to explore. Knowledge is always good, and it's a really cool thing to see.

Green grass breaks through snow, Artemis pleads for my help, I am so cool.

Not everybody feels religion the same way. Some it's in their mouth, but some it's like a hope in their blood, their bones.