If I had a wand and could put statues in different places, one of the statues would go to a man who just died, called Norman Borlaug, who came up with the Green Revolution.

Those of us of a certain age grew up expecting that by now we would have Rosie the Robot from 'The Jetsons' in our house. And all we've got is a Roomba.

The thing that keeps me most awake is the desire and curiosity to learn more.

There's a creativity, a power, an energy, an ability to do things unlike any other period in history. It's a little bit like sitting in the Renaissance, but multiplied a thousand-fold.

It's not completely inconceivable that someday you'll be able to download your own memories.

It's such an extraordinary time to be alive that you just don't want to miss it. I mean, it's a really neat historical period.

Since the 1940s, we've been saying there are no differences, we [humans] are all identical. We're going to know at year end if that is true.

There is so much extraordinary opportunity if you're curious, if you're interested.

The difference between people who can read and write and those who can't is just absolutely astronomical.

Try to live without something digital - without digital code for about two hours, very hard to do if you're awake.

It is important that New York, in addition to its fashion, and finance, and tourism, and communications infrastructure, also begin developing venture infrastructure that's for real.

Because I was there that day, and so were you.

My dad would always say, "When you look at a photo do you see yourself last?"

Growing up I was as big a tomboy as you can get.

He did not feel the ground under his feet - he thrust himself into the capriole, rose high in the air-forelegs and hind legs horizontal. He soared above the ground, he head in jubilation. Conquering!

I think with each record, I don't know ... they're like burdens.

Bullying can leave scars that do not heal.

I am busy just now again on Electro-Magnetism and think I have got hold of a good thing but can't say; it may be a weed instead of a fish that after all my labour I may at last pull up.

I suppose there's a lot of people that've got a better life than me. But I don't know, I feel very fortunate and very blessed.

I am sweet, I am ugly, I am mean if you love me. I'll try hard just to please you, when I say I don't need you.

My normal life is like being on holiday.