The malaria parasite has been killing children and sapping the strength of whole populations for tens of thousands of years. It is impossible to calculate the harm malaria has done to the world. Bill Gates calculatechildharm Change image and share on social
Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not. Bill Gates badgradualheadline Change image and share on social
If you go back to 1800, everybody was poor. I mean everybody. The Industrial Revolution kicked in, and a lot of countries benefited, but by no means everyone. Bill Gates backbenefitcountry Change image and share on social
I'm not big on to-do lists. Instead, I use e-mail and desktop folders and my online calendar. So when I walk up to my desk, I can focus on the e-mails I've flagged and check the folders that are monitoring particular projects and particular blogs. Bill Gates bigblogcalendar share on social
Countries which receive aid do graduate. Within a generation, Korea went from being a big recipient to being a big aid donor. China used to get quite a bit of aid; now it's aid-neutral. Bill Gates aidbigbite Change image and share on social
It's OK for China to invent cancer drugs that cure patients in the United States. We want them to catch up. But as the leader, we want to keep setting a very, very high standard. We don't want them to catch up because we're slowing down or, even worse, going into reverse. Bill Gates badlycancercatch share on social
In terms of mathematics textbooks, why can't you have the scale of a national market? Right now, we have a Texas textbook that's different from a California textbook that's different from a Massachusetts textbook. That's very expensive. Bill Gates californiaexpensivemarket share on social
The typical project design time for a large company like IBM - and they keep track of this - is a little over four years. Bill Gates companydesignibm Change image and share on social
Connectivity enables transparency for better government, education, and health. Bill Gates connectivityeducationenable Change image and share on social
