Once a discovery has been published, there is no way of un-publishing it.

I personally don't think of myself as either an optimist or a pessimist.

Discovering traces of life on Mars would be of tremendous scientific significance: The first time that any signs of extraterrestrial life had ever been detected. Many people would also find it heartening to learn that we're not entirely alone in this vast, cold cosmos.

Nanotechnology has been moving a little faster than I expected, virtual reality a little slower.

I was interested in the questions that come up when the Internet gives you access not just to JSTOR libraries and to digital information, but also to things that are live and dynamic and organic in some way.

As more people use social media to tell the story of the future, the wants and needs of more people will be reflected.

I do think there is an important artistic component in what we do. As a technology company I've tried to really stress that.

I have the instruments, ideas, technology, computer techniques. We try to create or see something, which has not been known before - just to discover something together. This is always my dream.