Information work is thinking work..

If I only had two dollars left I would spend one dollar on PR..

Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling..

I think that society has to be careful not to shift all of its resources to the elderly versus the young. I get very concerned when people talk about….

Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary….

My parents are very successful, and I went to the nicest private school in the Seattle area. I was lucky. But I never had any trust funds of any kind….

My innovation message, specifically including energy, happened to be the same week that on Monday and Tuesday I announced the Breakthrough Energy Ven….

I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it’s just such a dramatic success..

Philanthropy should be voluntary..

Over time, yes, countries will need to look at specific GMO products like they look at drugs today, where they don't approve them all. They look hard….

Software innovation, like almost every other kind of innovation, requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people, and to sit do….

If you're taking care of your family and society and are comfortable you can start to think about helping those most in need globally. That's how we ….

I'd be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained and even enhanced in the age of the computer..

The malaria parasite has been killing children and sapping the strength of whole populations for tens of thousands of years. It is impossible to calc….

In almost every area of human endeavor, the practice improves over time. That hasn't been the case for teaching..

Being flooded with information doesn't mean we have the right information or that we're in touch with the right people..

The mainstream is always under attack..

There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed..

I reboot [my Windows PC] every night..

We really have to work hard to remind people even though this is far away, that's it's probably the most generous thing governments have ever come to….

People care a lot that the USA is well run, and people globally expect us to do things in upgrading science and more..