In short, software is eating the world.

My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy

In the startup world, you're either a genius or an idiot. You're never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the day

In short, software is eating the world

My goal is not to fail fast. My goal is to succeed over the long run. They are not the same thing.

All's fair in love, war and ride-sharing.

Innovation accelerates and compounds. Each point in front of you is bigger than anything that ever happened.

Over the next 10 years, I expect many more industries to be disrupted by software, with new world-beating Silicon Valley companies doing the disruption in more cases than not.

Health care and education, in my view, are next up for fundamental software-based transformation.

A lot of things you want to do as part of daily life can now be done over the Internet.

People who tell computers what to do, and people who are told by computers what to do.

Remember, you are not sent to whiten tombs, but to open them.

A little belief, a little faith, a little hope is sometimes all we need, to see the light.

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.

We are attempting, by this Constitution, to abolish factions, and to unite all parties for the general welfare.

Money not spent on a luxury one considered even briefly is the equivalent of windfall income and should be spent accordingly.

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

I debated whether or not to pin the setting down to a particular date but in the end I decided to leave things vague. It depends how fast technology improves.

I am not a fashion victim. Fashion is my victim.

Life is lived in real places, and I shoot in real places.

What is the difference between astroturf and grass? I don't know, I never smoked astroturf.