We got a malaria initiative, really a phenomenal time, even though in the early stages there was some uncertainty. Then of course [Barack] Obama, alt….

The Green Revolution focused on the big three - maize, rice and wheat - and the Green Revolution did not adapt the big three to African conditions, o….

The only thing I understand deeply, because in my teens I was thinking about it, and every year of my life, is software. So I'll never be hands-on on….

Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening t….

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others..

(In response to Java) Anybody who thinks a little 9,000-line program that's distributed free and can be cloned by anyone is going to affect anything ….

I'm serious when I do my work. I'm not serious when I'm home with my kids..

The greatest thing you can do for your competition - hire poorly..

To create a new standard it takes something that's not just a little bit different. It takes something that's really new and really captures people's….

There are websites that any government wants to block. The truth about the Internet is that it's extremely hard to block anything - extremely hard. Y….

The job was to put into a, a computer with only 4K of memory an entire basic full blown, floating point Basic and that's one of the greatest programm….

Personally, I'd like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems..

There are GMO skeptics more in Europe maybe than in other places, but not exclusively..

It's really kind of cool to have solar panels on your roof..

The United States has a huge budget deficit so taxes are going to have to go up and I certainly agree they should go up more on the rich than everyon….

I'm not big on to-do lists. Instead, I use e-mail and desktop folders and my online calendar. So when I walk up to my desk, I can focus on the e-mail….

Robotics and other combinations will make the world pretty fantastic compared with today..

While we're all very dependent on technology, it doesn't always work..

When you lose a customer, it can be tempting to tell each other, "That customer's not very sharp. They just made the wrong decision"..

DOS is ugly and interferes with users' experience..

I think (the internet) is contributing to Chinese political engagement..access to the outside world is preventing more censorship..