China is certainly an important player in the global economy, and a widespread AIDS epidemic would threaten that growth.

China adopted a capitalist system in the 1980s, and they went from a 60% poverty rate to 10%.

The barrier to change is not too little caring; it is too much complexity. To turn caring into action, we need to see a problem, see a solution, and see the impact. But complexity blocks all three steps.

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

I try to make time for reading each night. In addition to the usual newspapers and magazines, I make it a priority to read at least one newsweekly from cover to cover. If I were to read what intrigues me- say, the science and business sections - then I would finish the magazine the same person I was when I started. So I read it all.

The fight against AIDS in China is already well underway. The Chinese government and other funders are providing major support, and they'll continue to bear primary responsibility for delivering prevention and treatment.

More and more software would just increase the number of tasks that the computer would help solve.