"We weren't trying to just go public and get rich. There was no near-term thing. It always was this many-decades thing where there were no shortcuts and we'd sort of put one foot in front of the other."

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Source: Bill Gates Q&A: The challenges of running the Gates Foundation. Interview with Benjamin J. Romano and Kristi Heim, www.seattletimes.com. July 1, 2008.

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Bill Gates is a technology entrepreneur and philanthropist known for co-founding Microsoft and his significant contributions to global health and education.

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