There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that - because of his money - we will cure malaria.

Cultural legacies are powerful forces. They have deep roots and long lives. They persist, generation after generation, virtually intact, even as the economic and social and demographic conditions that spawned them have vanished, and they play such a role in directing attitudes and behavior that we cannot make sense of our world without them.

To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success--the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history--with a society that provides opportunities for all.

Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.

As human beings, we always expect everyday change to happen slowly and steadily, and for there to be some relationship between cause and effect.

The Law of the Few... says that one critical factor in epidemics is the nature of the messenger.

I'm totally engaging in cultural stereotyping, no question about it. But I think it's OK because I'm doing it for a reason, for a good reason.