Bill Gates quotes - page 17

I have a particular relationship with Vinod Khosla because he's got a lot of very interesting science-based energy startups. (Bill Gates)
We all sort of do want incentives for creative people to still exist at a certain level. You know, maybe rock stars shouldn't make as much; who knows? But you want as much creativity to take place in the future as took place in the past. View quote
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The future of Windows is to let the computer see, listen and even learn. View quote
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Employers have decided that having the breadth of knowledge that's associated with a four-year degree is often something they want to see in the people they give that job to. View quote
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Countries which receive aid do graduate. Within a generation, Korea went from being a big recipient to being a big aid donor. China used to get quite a bit of aid; now it's aid-neutral. View quote
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I agree with people like Richard Dawkins that mankind felt the need for creation myths. Before we really began to understand disease and the weather and things like that, we sought false explanations for them. Now science has filled in some of the realm – not all – that religion used to fill. View quote
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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 at the safety and the testing. And they make sure that the benefits far outweigh any of the downsides. View quote
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Netscape was able to get the government working on its behalf. View quote
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Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo. View quote
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A future startup with no patents of its own will be forced to pay whatever price the giants choose to impose. That price might be high. Established companies have an interest in excluding future competitors. View quote
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"It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not." -Bill Gates, Fortune Magazine, July 17 2007. (Bill Gates)
I'd like to start by telling you about my wife Melinda's Aunt Myra. We see her a few times a year. Aunt Myra worked for many years taking reservations for Delta Airlines. She lived in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina, and then she moved to Dallas, Melinda's hometown. She loves to see our kids. When we all get together, she'll sit down on the floor and play games with them. Aunt Myra also has polio. She's in braces, and she has been ever since she was a little girl. View quote
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Nothing is as good as meeting people who have to live with malaria or HIV or see their children die. View quote
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I don't think there is any philosophy that suggests having polio is a good thing. View quote
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I'm never fully satisfied with any Microsoft product. View quote
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If your culture doesn't like geeks, you are in real trouble. View quote
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The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can't solve extreme poverty and disease, isn't just mistaken. It is harmful. View quote
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Today, we're very dependent on cheap energy. We just take it for granted - all the things you have in the house, the way industry works. View quote
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Well, I don't think there's any need for people to focus on my career. View quote
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On my desk I have three screens, synchronized to form a single desktop. I can drag items from one screen to the next. Once you have that large display area, you'll never go back, because it has a direct impact on productivity. View quote
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It's hard to improve public education - that's clear. (Bill Gates)
For Africa to move forward, you've really got to get rid of malaria. View quote
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Steve Jobs' ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things as revolutionary are amazing things. View quote
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You're never going to get the amount of CO2 emitted to go down unless you deal with the one magic metric, which is CO2 per kilowatt-hour. View quote
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Living on $6 a day means you have a refrigerator, a TV, a cell phone, your children can go to school. That's not possible on $1 a day. View quote
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