It is important to democratize personal genetics and make it more accessible.

If you want to change this world, this community that we all live in, then get up and do it. And just start something.

Some genetic variants can be informative about ones risk for Parkinsons disease and Alzheimers disease.

I think that Google has definitely influenced my moral values and the ethics. I think when Larry Page started the company, they weren't in it for the money. They started it because they really wanted to create something that one, they wanted, and two, they thought was going to change the world.

It's just the reality. Everyone's going to die and everyone's going to get sick at some point. But I do believe that there are choices you can make in life that will make you as healthy as possible.

Im at a slightly higher risk for type 2 diabetes, and my grandmother had diabetes. My hemoglobin a1c, which is one of the measures, started being a little high when I was drinking a ton of that coconut water.

I think we are definitely suffering from an information overload, but I believe that there is going to be better and better ways of organizing that information and processing it so that it will enhance your daily life. I just think that technology and information, it's overwhelming at the moment, but it's really going to make life better.

There should be choice in healthcare.

I need to solve the problem. It's no different from how am I going to get my son out the door when he needs to go to school. It's a bigger version of that same type of problem.

A solid foundation in genetics is increasingly important for everyone.

Women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer can learn a tremendous amount from women who have already been treated.

One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.

I guess I'm just fiercely independent.

FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.

I think the U.S. is falling behind. There's massive government initiatives going around the world and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.

Wall Street was sort of at the height of the fame, everyone thought it was really cool, and I think taking that job, doing something probably more for the money was probably the worst thing I think I've ever done.