If your business is not on the Internet, then your business will be out of business.

I don't think there's anything unique about human intelligence.

Should there be cameras everywhere in outdoor streets? My personal view is having cameras in inner cities is a very good thing. In the case of London, petty crime has gone down. They catch terrorists because of it. And if something really bad happens, most of the time you can figure out who did it.

Whenever you have war, you often have more deaths because the medical system and the food system breaks down, than you have directly through violence.

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

I have seen firsthand that agricultural science has enormous potential to increase the yields of small farmers and lift them out of hunger and poverty.

I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: “Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” I want to thank Harvard for this timely honor. I’ll be changing my job next year … and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my resume.