In 80% of the world, energy will be bought where it is economic. You have to help the rest of the world get energy at a reasonable price.

When you lose a customer, it can be tempting to tell each other, "That customer's not very sharp. They just made the wrong decision".

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

If your culture doesn't like geeks, you are in real trouble.

The phenomenal generosity of the United States in its aid budget towards health issues is the best in the world. You can look at that broadly, you can look at it in terms of HIV, the PEPFAR money which came together in a Republican administration with bipartisan support.

I'm invested in a lot of battery companies - and there's a lot that exists I'm not in.

The information society should serve all of its citizens, not only the technically sophisticated and economically privileged.