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In order for the United States to do the right things for the long term, it appears to be helpful for us to have the prospect of humiliation. Sputnik helped us fund good science - really good science: the semiconductor came out of it. (Bill Gates)
Whatever they announce, they announce. They're in their honeymoon period, and anything they announce gets hype ... They will obviously branch out beyond Internet search, but I think the expectations won't live up to reality. View quote
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Eventually we'll be able to sequence the human genome and replicate how nature did intelligence in a carbon-based system. View quote
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The ability of a successful company to add functionality to its product has long been upheld. View quote
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You can always think of something like the Xbox 360 as a super set-top box that can do everything the set-top box does, but then have the graphics to do the games as well. View quote
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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? View quote
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By 2018, an estimated 63 percent of all new U.S. jobs will require workers with an education beyond high school. For our young people to get those jobs, they first need to graduate from high school ready to start a postsecondary education. View quote
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Haiti should remind us all that there is an immediate need to invest in and promote long-term development projects that are sustainable, scalable, and proven to work. View quote
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The truth of Moore's law has made remarkable things possible. On the software side, I think natural user interfaces in all their forms are equally significant. View quote
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Personally, I'd like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems. View quote
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Nigeria has moved into low-middle-income, but their north is very poor, and the health care systems there have broken down. (Bill Gates)
Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live If we were aware, we would want to help out, we'd want to get involved. View quote
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Although I don't have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way. View quote
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The vision is that people should have the ultimate in convenience. Being able to get the things they care about on the appropriate device. View quote
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This whole phenomenon of the computer in a library is an amazing thing. View quote
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There certainly is a case to be made that taxes should be more progressive. View quote
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The spread of online information isn't just good for charities. It's also good for donors. You can go to a site like Charity Navigator, which evaluates nonprofits on their financial health as well as the amount of information they share about their work. View quote
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Windows 8 is key to the future, the Surface computer. View quote
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It's a nice reader, but there's nothing on the iPad I look at and say, 'Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it.' View quote
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People should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then. View quote
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U.K. companies are in very international and very competitive markets. If you look at PC penetration in the U.K., it is very similar to the United States market. (Bill Gates)
The ideal thing would be to have a 100 percent effective AIDS vaccine. And to have broad usage of that vaccine. That would literally break the epidemic. View quote
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We certainly see opportunities in Vietnam for talented people to have jobs in the IT sector, including the improvement of the efficiency of the economy and the government. View quote
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Well, no one gives aid to Zimbabwe through the Mugabe government. View quote
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We are in the throes of a transition where every publication has to think of their digital strategy. View quote
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