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" I was a kind of hyper-intense person in my twenties and very impatient. "
Bill Gates
Very
Twenties
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" In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that revenue, the rich will have to pay slightly more. That's quite clear. "
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" Nuclear energy, in terms of an overall safety record, is better than other energy. "
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" We are in the throes of a transition where every publication has to think of their digital strategy. "
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" In poor countries, we still need better ways to measure the effectiveness of the many government workers providing health services. They are the crucial link bringing tools such as vaccines and education to the people who need them most. How well trained are they? Are they showing up to work? "
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" The malaria parasite has been killing children and sapping the strength of whole populations for tens of thousands of years. It is impossible to calculate the harm malaria has done to the world. "
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" The difference between a stranger sending you a message that you might be interested in at a very low volume level, no repetition, just sending it to very few people, and that being done as spam - those things get close enough that you want to be careful never to filter out something that's legitimate. "
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" Music, even with these dial-up connections you have to the Internet, is very practical to download. "
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" China and the U.S. need each other very badly. Yes, we should argue about some things, but it's not an 'us versus them,' it's an 'us and them' type scenario. "
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" According to Ethiopian custom, parents wait to name a baby because children often die in the first weeks of life. "
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Life
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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. "
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" When you want to do your homework, fill out your tax return, or see all the choices for a trip you want to take, you need a full-size screen. "
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" Energy innovation is not a nationalistic game. "
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Energy
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" Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority. "
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" Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity - the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires. "
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Creativity
" 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. "
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Past
People
" People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters. "
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Change
Time
Fear
" 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. "
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Today
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" U.K. companies are in very international and very competitive markets. If you look at PC penetration in the U.K., it is very similar to the United States market. "
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Look
Competitive
United States
" The misconception that aid falls straight into the hands of dictators largely stems from the Cold War era. "
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Hands
War
Dictators
" The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice. "
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People
Who
Amazing
" I'm a geek. "
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Geek
" Of my mental cycles, I devote maybe ten percent to business thinking. Business isn't that complicated. I wouldn't want to put it on my business card. "
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" I don't think there's a... boundary between digital media and print media. Every magazine is doing an online version. "
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" I believe the returns on investment in the poor are just as exciting as successes achieved in the business arena, and they are even more meaningful! "
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" The bulk of the universities are about teaching kids. "
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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. "
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Replaced
" Legacy is a stupid thing! I don't want a legacy. "
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Want
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" Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing. "
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