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" Few ideas work on the first try. Iteration is key to innovation. "

Sebastian Thrun

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" Obviously, a lot of non-profits live on donations, and that's a wonderful thing. But higher education can't exist on donations only because, if that were the case, we would have a hard time paying teachers adequate salaries. "

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" As a child, I spent a lot of time with things like Lego, building trains, cars, complex structures, and I really liked that. "

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" In my son's kindergarten, they're telling us how to get him into Stanford. By their advice, I'm doing everything wrong, because I'm trying to make him happy rather than putting him through as many piano lessons as possible. "

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" I feel like everyone has this competitive instinct. "

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