In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important.
— Dean Kamen
You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is.
I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.
I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.
I'm a human entropy producer.
I don't want to think about how many people have thought or still think that I'm crazy.
