Bill Gates

Well, no one gives aid to Zimbabwe through the Mugabe government.

Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.

Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they're rewarded for their success, partly so they can go on and do new things.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

The intersection of law, politics, and technology is going to force a lot of good thinking.

I think the positive competition between states in India is one of the most positive dynamics that the country has.

In inner-city, low-income communities of color, there's such a high correlation in terms of educational quality and success.

Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.

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 anything except software.

Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society.

Almost every way we make electricity today, except for the emerging renewables and nuclear, puts out CO2. And so, what we're going to have to do at a global scale, is create a new system. And so, we need energy miracles.

Helping convene global stakeholders to establish a set of measurable, actionable and consensus-built goals focused on extreme poverty is invaluable.