Training the workforce of tomorrow with today's high schools is like trying to teach kids about today's computers on a 50-year-old mainframe.

I think philanthropy is also growing and catching on. Figuring out how the philanthropy sector, which is quite small compared to the private sector, which is the biggest by far, and then the governments, you know, even in these poor countries over time has to take on these key responsibilities. How does philanthropy accelerate that? Drive the kind of innovations, make sure they get used well. So it plays this kind of special role.

In the decade ahead I can predict that we will provide over twice the productivity improvement that we provided in the '90s.

Think of business as a good game. Lots of competition and a minimum of rules. You keep score with money.

With a public library card in your hand, you have access to the Internet and a world of opportunities.

It’s useful to compare our preparations for epidemics with our preparations for war.

The worst pandemic in modern history was the Spanish flu of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people. Today, with how interconnected the world is, it would spread faster.