Bill Gates Quotes

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Bill Gates

Profession : Businessman

Birth : October 28, 1955

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Bill Gates

Be nice to geek’s, you’ll probably end up working for one

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

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It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

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We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.

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Well private money can take risks in a way that government money often isn't willing to.

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Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point.

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Well-spent aid money is saving lives for a few thousand dollars per life saved.

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By improving health, empowering women, population growth comes down.

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Contrary to popular belief, I don't spend a whole lot of time following soccer. But as I have traveled around the world to better understand global development and health, I've learned that soccer is truly universal. No matter where I go, that's what kids are playing. That's what people are talking about.

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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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Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.

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The moral systems of religion, I think, are super important.

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

Bill Gates

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

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If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

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

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Bitcoin is mostly about anonymous transactions, and I don't think over time that's a good way to go. I'm a huge believe in digital currency... but doing it on an anonymous basis I think that leads to some abuses, so I'm not involved in Bitcoin.

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Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

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Research shows that there is only half as much variation in student achievement between schools as there is among classrooms in the same school. If you want your child to get the best education possible, it is actually more important to get him assigned to a great teacher than to a great school.

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