Esther Dyson

I enjoy it; my experiences abroad have taught me the importance of an open mind and have given me a willingness to wander off the beaten path - not only to keep life interesting, but also to understand in a meaningful way that things do not look the same from every vantage point. ”

My life is like a series of comic strips, which is why I like investing: I really like new stuff. ”

The most interesting lessons often lie in the mundane - those aspects of everyday life that locals take for granted and tourists tend to overlook. ”

My ambition is to figure out how to help people create their own health and how to turn that into a profitable business. ”

Anyone will tell you if you want to run a business, you need to monitor costs and revenues. In the same manner, if you want to run your body, you need to monitor intake and returns. It's in your best interest. ”

From the business point of view - not to overstate it - intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance. ”

I think there are too many start-ups and not enough real companies. ”

What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free press without a government than a government without a free press. ”

The challenge of ensuring adequate, nutrient-rich food for an expanding global population is a daunting one, especially given constraints on key resources like water and agricultural land. ”

Normal people with normal lives are not going to ask for sugar-free yogurt. They just take the stuff with sugar in it. ”