"I've been very lucky, and therefore I owe it to try and reduce the inequity in the world. And that's kind of a religious belief. I mean, it's at least a moral belief."
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"I've always been interested in science - one of my favourite books is James Watson's 'Molecular Biology of the Gene.'"
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"Bangladesh is largely a river delta, and the rising sea level means that when storms come in, the human sanitation is backing up, the ability to farm."
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"It's energy intensification, where we essentially have, through our light bulbs and cars, the manpower of [hundreds of] people working on our behalf, helping our food being created, helping our materials like steel and plastic and wood and paper be created. Our lifestyles are incredibly energy intense."
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"That way you can be certain to learn something you didn't know previously."
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"I think the positive competition between states in India is one of the most positive dynamics that the country has."
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"How much further beyond basic research the role of the government should be, you could have a really good debate about it. Almost nobody would say it's zero. But that's where at least we need the private sector to play a big role."
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"The kids are a big part of my schedule."
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"I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: “Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” I want to thank Harvard for this timely honor. I’ll be changing my job next year … and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my resume."
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"There's nobody getting rich writing software that I know of."
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"There are websites that any government wants to block. The truth about the Internet is that it's extremely hard to block anything - extremely hard. You'll never get perfect blocking."
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"If you believe that all men are created equal, then a child's death in some other country is no less tragic than in the United States."
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"There's no such thing as going to a soapbox and saying, 'The government's corrupt,' and not having the intelligence service see your face. In the digital world, that can be done."
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"I set a rule that people weren't allowed to send good news unless they sent around an equal amount of bad news. We had to get a balanced picture. In fact, I kind of favored just hearing about the accounts we were losing because ... bad news is generally more actionable than good news."
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"While Microsoft does not share all of Oracle's ambitions for Java, we agree that it is a very valuable tool for software developers."
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"If you have 50 different plug types, appliances wouldn't be available and would be very expensive. But once an electric outlet becomes standardized, many companies can design appliances, and competition ensues, creating variety and better prices for consumers."
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"The tablet is not mainstream. Reading off the screen is not mainstream."
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"The outside perception and inside perception of Microsoft are so different. The view of Microsoft inside Microsoft is always kind of an underdog thing."
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"Success is a lousy teacher. It makes you think you know what you're doing."
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"You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both."
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