You will never lose your nerve. Your life, probably, but never your nerve.
Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.
I'm extremely confident that solar will be at least a plurality of power, and most likely a majority. . . in less than 20 years.
I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably that. So we need to be very careful. . . With artificial intelligence we're summoning the demon.
For me it was never about money, but solving problems for the future of humanity.
I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.
My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world.
While he was president, it was popular to be a Nixon hater.
How can we trace out the links between actions that people take today and really long-term outcomes for humanity - outcomes that stretch out indefinitely into the future? I call this effort macrostrategy - that is, to think about the really big strategic situation for having a positive impact on the long-term future. There's the butterfly effect: A small change in an initial condition could have arbitrarily large consequences.
Needs are never conflicting. When we say that, we are only saying that at the moment we aren't seeing how both needs can be met. That leaves an opening. When you think in the way I'm suggesting, you'll often find a way to get most needs met simultaneously.
Peacekeeping funds are an important and necessary part of what America does for humanity and the rest of the world.