The negative impact of population growth on all of our planetary ecosystems is becoming appallingly evident.

One cannot expect to coast along and rise automatically to the top, no matter what friends you may have in the company. There may have been a time when, in large corporations, a person could rise simply because he had a stock interest or because he had friends in top management. That's not true today. Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.

I think that the best hope for peace and prosperity in the world is greater cooperation among nations, which in turn will be produced if both our governments and the people of our countries travel more and get to know each other better.

Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S.

The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.

Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.

We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis.