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Thinking Quotes by Bill Gates

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Bill Gates says our brains work like switches that flip on and off, turning thoughts into simple on‑off patterns. He believes protests are a strong way for people to speak up in a democracy. He also warns that winning can make smart people think they can never lose, and he spends time helping health projects in places like Africa.

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I think of myself as a global citizen.

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I don't think culture is something you can describe.

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Information work is thinking work.

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It is hard to smash a computer when you're laughing.

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If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

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I think (the internet) is contributing to Chinese political engagement..access to the outside world is preventing more censorship.

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When you program, you want to think you're writing the best possible program for the... for the task you're trying to solve.

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

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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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I considered law and math. My Dad was a lawyer. I think though I would have ended up in physics if I…

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Success is a lousy teacher. It makes you think you know what you're doing.

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Think of business as a good game. Lots of competition and a minimum of rules. You keep score with money.

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I want to admit that I am an optimist. Any tough problem, I think it can be solved.

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Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think…

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I do think this next century, hopefully, will be about a more global view. Where you don't just think, 'Yes, my country…

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Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they're rewarded for their…

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I don't think there's anything unique about human intellience. All the nuerons in the brain that make up perceptions and emotions operate…

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I think that society has to be careful not to shift all of its resources to the elderly versus the young. I…

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Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you have done…

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I really do think cancer will largely be a solved problem. I think most of the infectious diseases like malaria - our…

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If you think you're a really good programmer... read Knuth's Art of Computer Programming... You should definitely send me a resume if…

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[Melinda Gates] is a lot of fun to work with. There's some of the people skills that she's better at and cares…

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I do normal kind of contributions, particularly for people who are going over to Africa and help highlighting global health, and that's…

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I think philanthropy is also growing and catching on. Figuring out how the philanthropy sector, which is quite small compared to the…

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Software substitution, whether it's for drivers or waiters or nurses ... it's progressing. ... Technology over time will reduce demand for jobs,…

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The only role other than paying their taxes, whatever those are, the only role for philanthropy broadly - of which the rich…

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I think given all the different imperatives - getting energy to Africa, security of energy, climate change, that we should be spending…

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Well the protester I think is a very powerful thing. It's basically a mechanism of democracy that, along with capitalism, scientific innovation,…

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I am surprised that in various countries, whether it's the U.K. or the U.S., you see isolationist tendencies that would tend to…

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By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that…

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The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.

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To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly.

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Well, I don't think there's any need for people to focus on my career.

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We believe the world changes when the boldest thinking is directed at the toughest problems

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When you are failing, you are forced to be creative, to dig deep and think, night and day.

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

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I'd be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained and even enhanced in the age of…

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I definitely think leaving kids massive amounts of money is not a favor to them.

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With nuclear weapons, you'd think you would probably stop after killing 100million. Smallpox won't stop. Because the population is naïve, and there…

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I think there's even a chance that [R&D and innovation budgets] might be increased [during Donald Trump Administration] and we should go…

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Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied.

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Paper is no longer a big part of my day. I get 90% of my news online, and when I go to a meeting…

Software will get to be somewhat more mature, ah, but it will never be as predictable as most areas of engineering.

Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great.

The machines need to get faster. They need to get cheaper.

Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail to graduate…

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.…

Competition is always a fantastic thing, and the computer industry is intensely competitive.

I don't think there's anything unique about human intellience. All the nuerons in the brain that make up perceptions and emotions operate in a…

At every juncture, advanced tools have been the key to a new wave of applications, and each wave of applications has been key to…

Software is more important than hardware.

Talking to mothers, always brings it home because they're so anxious to do everything they can for their kids and so tragic for them.