I founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher.

3D printing will massively reduce the cost of certain products as the cost of labor is removed.

I think that we're living in a time where there are trillion-dollar opportunities that never existed before.

I've stopped watching TV news. They couldn't pay me enough money.

Large companies and government agencies have a lot to protect and therefore are not willing to take big risks. A large company taking a risk can threaten its stock price. A government agency taking a risk can threaten congressional investigation.

If the idea is really new and unique and big, other people will all think it is bad and is going to fail.

Many have built their careers buttressing the status quo, reinforcing what they've already accomplished, and resisting the radical thinking that can topple their legacy - not exactly the attitude you want when trying to drive innovation forward.

In the 1940s, about 20% of people in the U.S. had graduated from high school, but less than 5% continued their education to get bachelors' degrees or higher.

I get demoralized by organizations that start off with a mission and pull back when they find it's risky.

Nothing gets us down more than watching violence on television or reading about war and brutality in the newspaper. The truth is, there's a massive reduction in the amount of violence around the world.

Remember when vacation photos meant toting along a bulky camera?

I think about the Internet and cell phones and jets and spaceships, and I wonder, 'What's going to make that look ancient?'

At the turn of the 20th century, the disparity in literacy here in the U.S. largely came down to race. Nearly half of minorities at that time - 45 percent - were illiterate, while 94 percent of white citizens were literate.

In the 1820s, the U.S., Japan, and the U.K. were some of the only countries where the average population received at least two years of formal schooling.

I think we're heading towards a world of what I call 'technological socialism.' Where technology - not the government or the state - will begin to take care of us. Technology will provide our healthcare for free. The best education in the world - for free.

Make it clear up front what the aim of the company is. Stay true to your authentic vision.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.

We are effectively living in a world of communications and information abundance.

Every generation feels it has the problems that will destroy it. That's because we can perceive them a long time before we have the ability to fix them.

I think people are dreaming big because they have the tools to dream big. I hope that people are dreaming big because it makes them feel good about their lives.

Because it's free, easy to use, and high-quality, photography is now a fixture in our daily lives - something we take for granted.

My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society.

I was seeing a lot of entrepreneurs who were effectively working on the next photo-sharing app. I wanted to inspire them to go much bigger, bolder and more significant than that.

When hiring, trust your feelings.