First-principles thinking sets goals in known terms and then pursues them, inventing and learning new things as necessary, but it rarely uncovers brand new conceptual primitives of the kind which the world needs. — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
The quicker we can make radically improving our brains the single highest priority of the human race, the more effective we will be to… — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
I burn inside with an ambition that feels out of place in the early 21st century. — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
The discovery that we can program our existence and author our own lives has radically altered my life - transforming my identity, aspirations, and… — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
When humans can measure something, the first thing that always happens: an ecosystem of ideas and, eventually, industry springs up around it. — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
As much as I admire the greats of industry and technology, as a founder-CEO who built a company on the three pillars of culture,… — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm not a biohacker. I'm not an optimization person. I'm an explorer, about the future of being human. — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
When we consider the future of the human species, we can do better than relying upon the least evolved, amygdalar, reptilian parts of our… — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
One way to go about revolution is not trying to change the system within, but trying to build a new system. — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
I am insatiably curious and love surrounding myself with people with whom I can ask questions for hours. — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
Being ruthlessly honest is risky, awkward, and uncomfortable - for nearly all of us. There's really no getting around it. — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
For political leaders, the tools of creation are powerful institutions, memorable words, enduring symbols, and perhaps most importantly, their own mythologized personas. Personas serve… — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
At OS Fund, we don't invest in particular problems. Instead of trying to solve energy or climate change or the spread of disease, we… — Bryan Johnson Copy Share Image
