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.

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.

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

I don't believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other.

When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.

Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.