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.

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

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.

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

Always convert your time into wisdom

O LORD God give us a heart to heed to thy holy word.

Love is love, wherever you may find it—even when it's covered in feathers.

I don't do quagmires.

This world is not a place merely to live in, nor a place in which to do certain kinds of business; it is a great workshop in which to make godly men.

You learn more in failure than you ever do in success

Pets require feeding, training, affection and exercise, but in return they offer unconditional love and companionship.

Far, far away something made a single ghostly howl, like a banshee in the dark.

It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns" (After Brooke White of season 7 on american idol sang the song 'Hero' by Mariah Carey)

To achieve peace, it is crucial to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy that prevents peace processes from advancing.