I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

In education, technology can be a life-changer, a game changer, for kids who are both in school and out of school. Technology can bring textbooks to life. The Internet can connect students to their peers in other parts of the world. It can bridge the quality gaps.

My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I'd rather not focus on that.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.

Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.

Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.