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 appearfundgood share on social
When Paul Allen and I started Microsoft over 30 years ago, we had big dreams about software. We had dreams about the impact it could have. Bill Gates agoallenbig Change image and share on social
The part of uranium that's fissile - when you hit it with a neutron, it splits in two - is about 0.7%. The reactors we have today are burning that 0.7%. Bill Gates burnfissilehit Change image and share on social
SPAM is taking e-mail, which is a wonderful tool, and exploiting the idea that it's very inexpensive to send mail. Bill Gates exploitideainexpensive Change image and share on social
I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software. Bill Gates contributeempowerimportant Change image and share on social
Bitcoin is mostly about anonymous transactions, and I don't think over time that's a good way to go. I'm a huge believe in digital currency... but doing it on an anonymous basis I think that leads to some abuses, so I'm not involved in Bitcoin. Bill Gates abuseanonymousbasis share on social
Unfortunately, the highly curious student is a small percentage of the kids. Bill Gates curioushighlykid Change image and share on social
For Africa to move forward, you've really got to get rid of malaria. Bill Gates africaforwardhave Change image and share on social
I meet people overseas that know five languages - that the only language I'm comfortable in is English. Bill Gates comfortableenglishlanguage Change image and share on social
