"I went to a public school through sixth grade, and being good at tests wasn't cool."
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"India has over 20 percent of the kids born in the world. And they move around a lot."
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"I didn't even complete my University Education"
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"Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping - they called it opportunity."
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"If you get health, then you have opportunity for literacy. Health first, then literacy. Once you have literacy, then you have a chance to bring in the new tools of communication. Let people reach out and have access to the latest advances."
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"The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice."
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"More and more software would just increase the number of tasks that the computer would help solve."
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"The CEO's role in raising a company's corporate IQ is to establish an atmosphere that promotes knowledge sharing and collaboration."
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"The genius of capitalism lies in its ability to make self-interest serve the wider interest. The potential of a big financial return for innovation unleashes a broad set of talented people in pursuit of many different discoveries. This system, driven by self-interest, is responsible for the incredible innovations that have improved so many lives."
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"Well, I don't think there's any need for people to focus on my career."
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"While we're all very dependent on technology, it doesn't always work."
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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 it is like a part of yourself that you've put together. I think a lot of the people here feel that way."
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"The dreams of the past - whether it was public TV being rolled into the classroom to teach Spanish, or the film projectors or the videotapes or the computer-aided instruction drill systems - the hopes have been dashed in terms of technology having some big impact. The foundation, I think can play a unique role there. Now, our money is more to the teacher-effectiveness thing, and technology is No. 2, but I'll probably spend more money on the technology things."
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"Long-term vision and product strategy."
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"I am results-oriented."
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"Common Core is a big win for education."
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"There is competition, .. Can any Microsoft endure future competition without innovation? The answer is no. We've got to keep changing."
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"I've always been amazed by Da Vinci, because he worked out science on his own. He would work by drawing things and writing down his ideas. Of course, he designed all sorts of flying machines way before you could actually build something like that."
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"To get a big company moving fast, especially on a many-headed opportunity like the Internet, you have to have hundreds of people participating and coming up with ideas."
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"Maintaining a consistent platform also helps improve product support - a significant problem in the software industry."
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