I feel pretty stupid that I don't know any foreign languages. I wish I knew French or Arabic or Chinese.

I don't generally read a lot of fiction.

Don't let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities. It will be one of the great experiences of your lives.

Banking is necessary - banks are not.

The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competitors, the best way to put distance between you and the crowd is to do an outstanding job with information. How you gather, manage and use information will determine whether you win or lose.

China has many successful entrepreneurs and business people. I hope that more people of insight will put their talents to work to improve the lives of poor people in China and around the world, and seek solutions for them.

Until recently, over 98 percent of teachers just got one word of feedback: Satisfactory. If all my bridge coach ever told me was that I was 'satisfactory,' I would have no hope of ever getting better.