Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not.

Corruption is one of the most common reasons I hear in views that criticize aid.

What's amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much more interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life.

Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable.

You have to have a certain realism that government is a pretty blunt instrument, and without the constant attention of highly qualified people with the right metrics, it will fall into not doing things very well.

Should there be cameras everywhere in outdoor streets? My personal view is having cameras in inner cities is a very good thing. In the case of London, petty crime has gone down. They catch terrorists because of it. And if something really bad happens, most of the time you can figure out who did it.

Governments will always play a huge part in solving big problems. They set public policy and are uniquely able to provide the resources to make sure solutions reach everyone who needs them. They also fund basic research, which is a crucial component of the innovation that improves life for everyone

Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going on so they can do a lot more than they've done in the past.