I studied every thing but never topped.... But today the toppers of the best universities are my employees

Does the universe exist only for me? It's possible. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.

The most impactful dollars that Australia can spend are actually what goes to help the poorest.

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.

The people who resist change will be confronted by the growing number of people who see that better ways are available; thanks to technology.

Employers have decided that having the breadth of knowledge that's associated with a four-year degree is often something they want to see in the people they give that job to.

Bioterrorism is like earthquakes, you should think in order of magnitudes. If you can kill 10 people that's a one, 100 people that's a two... Bioterrorism is the thing that can give you not just sixes, but sevens, eights and nines.