Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

I think the positive competition between states in India is one of the most positive dynamics that the country has.

I was a kind of hyper-intense person in my twenties and very impatient.

in china when you're one in a million, there are 1300 people just like you

Governments will always play a huge part in solving big problems. They set public policy and are uniquely able to provide the resources to make sure solutions reach everyone who needs them. They also fund basic research, which is a crucial component of the innovation that improves life for everyone.

We're creating this alliance, GAVI, that has helped buy the vaccines that were in the rich world but not getting to the poor kids, getting a very cheap price and figuring out the cold chain, getting the delivery right, and then funding research for new vaccines. A lot of them are coming along. We've got a meningitis vaccine out, got that through large parts of Africa. That has been a huge success.

I'm serious when I do my work. I'm not serious when I'm home with my kids.