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" Internet TV and the move to the digital approach is quite revolutionary. TV has historically has been a broadcast medium with everybody picking from a very finite number of channels. "

Bill Gates

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" China is certainly an important player in the global economy, and a widespread AIDS epidemic would threaten that growth. "

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" Unemployment rates among Americans who never went to college are about double that of those who have a postsecondary education. "

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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. "

" 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. "

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Bill Gates

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" If you go back to 1800, everybody was poor. I mean everybody. The Industrial Revolution kicked in, and a lot of countries benefited, but by no means everyone. "

Bill Gates

Industrial Revolution

You

Revolution