As a child I would just question things.

Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.

I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.

I'm extremely confident that solar will be at least a plurality of power, and most likely a majority... in less than 20 years.

Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you're doing is as valuable as gold

Optimism, pessimism, f**k that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.

I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

Mars is the only place in the solar system where it's possible for life to become multi-planetarian.

My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.

And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

God's grace is the gift of salvation.

It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.

There is a way to bring peace and harmony to yourself even in the most difficult of times.

Zimbabwe, once the breadbasket of Africa, is now its dust bowl.

Melancholy is not one of my emotions. Quite seriously, I don't do melancholy. It's a miserable way to be.

What if - what if Life itself were the sweetheart?

I connect with people on a daily basis.