I’m so concerned about the fact that Big Data is going to change the world in every conceivable way.  

The ability now to create a company is so much more efficient because you don’t have to like guess in advance what you’re going to be able to do with it.

Don't be afraid of looking into your own genetic make-up. 

I wonder if 50 years from now we'll look back, and maybe Julian Assange will be the hero and J. Edgar Hoover will be the enemy of the state.

If you actually look at Facebook's effect on our brains, it’s like taking a drug. The problem, according to Jonathan Harris, is that with software that makes you come back over and over again, you become the product.