In a budget, how important is art versus music versus athletics versus computer programming? At the end of the day, some of those trade-offs will be made politically. Bill Gates artathleticbudget Change image and share on social
Measles will always show you if someone isn't doing a good job on vaccinations. Kids will start dying of measles. Bill Gates diegoodjob Change image and share on social
I agree with people like Richard Dawkins that mankind felt the need for creation myths. Before we really began to understand disease and the weather and things like that, we sought false explanations for them. Now science has filled in some of the realm - not all - that religion used to fill. Bill Gates agreebegincreation share on social
Oh, I think there are a lot of people who would be buying and selling online today that go up there and they get the information, but then when it comes time to type in their credit card they think twice because they're not sure about how that might get out and what that might mean for them. Bill Gates buycardcredit share on social
A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society. Bill Gates backfortunegeneration Change image and share on social
Legacy is a stupid thing! I don't want a legacy. Bill Gates legacystupidthing Change image and share on social
In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance... you thrive on that. Bill Gates businesscountcustomer Change image and share on social
The only definition by which America's best days are behind it is on a purely relative basis. Bill Gates americabasisday Change image and share on social
By improving health, empowering women, population growth comes down. Bill Gates empowergrowthhealth Change image and share on social
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. Bill Gates beliefhaveinequity Change image and share on social